Sky Diving and Gravity
A sky diver jumps from a high-flying airplane. During the FREE FALL phase the downward velocity is increasing, what happens to the magnitude of her acceleration?
SITUATION 1 Conditions
IGNORE air resistance and assume the force of gravity does NOT depend on altitude.
A. It increases
B. It remains unchanged
C. It decreases
D. Any of the above are possible, depending on the circumstances
SITUATION 2 Conditions
DO NOT IGNORE air resistance and assume the force of gravity does NOT depend on altitude.
A. It increases
B. It remains unchanged
C. It decreases
D. Any of the above are possible, depending on the circumstances