Friday, December 11, 2009

If you drop a feather and a hammer from the same height on the moon, which will reach the ground first?

If released at the same time, they hit at the same time. This was actually done on Apollo 15 by Commander David Scott.





Probably on YouTube somewhere.If you drop a feather and a hammer from the same height on the moon, which will reach the ground first?
I think hammer will reach first bcz the weight of the hammer(in the moons gravity) is higher than feather(in moons gravity). Bcz moon also have some gravity but it is less when compared with earth. Bcz it also have some mass and the influence of forces exerted by other planets.If you drop a feather and a hammer from the same height on the moon, which will reach the ground first?
both will reach at the same time becoz there is no atmosphere on the moon so the feather won't experience any air resistance and will fall with the same speed as the hammer and hit the ground at the same time.
They will reach the ground simultaneously, since there won't be different values of air resistance acting on them, due to lack of atmosphere and all.
Both will reach at same time.


There's no air on moon to slow down the feather
the hammer for sure there is no weight and a feather
both at the same time





No air resistance

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