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It depends on the system, but the basic principles are:
- to reduce the cross-sectional area you're exposing (i.e. crouch down whilst riding a bike rather than sitting up straight);
- reduce the coefficient of drag (i.e. reduce the roughness of the surface with which the air flow passes over by wearing lycra rather than baggy t-shirts or by polishing a car).
The aim is to reduce the disruption of the air so you cut through it without upsetting it too much (pass through it without creating a lot of turbulent air behind or in front of you) as disturbing the air leads the creation of a low pressure area behind you as the disturbed air (turbulent air) is moving quickly. This creates a pressure difference which is effectively dragging you backwards (albeit with a small but significant force which you would barely notice if you were riding your bike for instance).
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Does air resistence slow the motion of moving objects?
yes it does
How much is 1000 daN in Kg?
daN is Nominal resistence on Direction of bigger resistence, this is used to measure the concrete resistence. Andre Fochesato (Brazil)
How do comets vaporize?
When comets come in contact with the earth's atmosphere, the air resistence and the action of gases wears it off, so ultimately it disappears.
Can the ozone hole be reduced?
yes, by using less air-cond
What is it called when the air temperature drops because of it rising?
Adiabatic cooling is cooling as a result of reduced air pressure(i.e. rising air)
What does terminal velocity depend on?
Gravity and air resistence.
What effects does air resistance have on speed?
The air resistence have on air is for example when your are riding a bike, the air is pushin against you, so the air resistence is holding you back in speed. That's why when you see birds flying in the air, you see them flying in a triangle formation, they do that so the air resistence can fly past them easier.
What would be the most affected by air resistence when falling?
A feather.
Does air resistence slow the motion of moving objects?
yes it does
What do you use to see if all object fall at the same speed?
yes, all the objects fall at same speed if we neglect air resistence but they appear to be falling at different speeds due to air resistence.
Which forces slow down a car as it moves?
The primary force is air resistance, then there is friction and gravity.
Does gravity accelerate all masses at the same rate?
Yes. But not if there is a difference in air resistence.
Forces that act upon cars are?
Gravity, Air resistence, friction and the push from the floor/table
What forces affect a rocket's flight?
gravity and air resistence. Gravity pulls the rocket down while air resistence pulls the rocket up
What does air resistence depend on?
Air resistance depends on the velocity of the moving object.
Why do goldfish jump out of bowls?
because the air provides less resistence compared to water. dolphins do it aswellBecause they can!
Is there air resistence in space?
no. Actually air exist on the surface of planets. It sticks to them because of gravitational force. there are no air particles in space. space is just nothing.
