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Earth, Space and Radiation: Falling Down.
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Earth, Space and Radiation: Falling Down Aim: Do things fall at a steady speed? And do all things fall at the same speed? Do heavy things fall faster than light things? How does a free falling parachute work? Theory: Cup cake holders will be dropped from a certain point on a meter ruler, and the time it takes to reach the ground will be measured and then noted down. When you drop objects, it will fall to the ground. It falls down because the object is pulled towards the centre of the Earth by a force. This force is the Earth's pull and is called the pull of gravity or gravitational force. When an object falls to the ground there is also another force, which acts on the object, resisting its fall to the ground. This force is called air resistance. The acceleration due to gravity is the same for all falling objects, providing there...
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