If a feather and a baseball are dropped in the presence of air resistance, which ball will hit the ground first?

Question

a
the baseball
b
the feather
c
they will hit at the same time

Answer 1

Assuming they are dropped from the same height and in the same environment, the answer is c: they will hit at the same time. Although the feather has a larger surface area to weight ratio and experiences more air resistance than the baseball, the force of gravity is still pulling both objects down at the same rate. However, in a vacuum (no air resistance), the baseball would hit the ground first because it is more dense and less affected by air resistance.