Question

Suppose that an elephant and a feather are dropped from a skyscraper (just suppose). In the presence of air resistance, the elephant would fall faster than the feather because . List all that apply in alphabetical order with no spaces between letters. a. though they have the same mass, the elephant weighs more b. the greater mass of the feather provides more resistance to its fall c. the weight of the elephant is so much greater; air resistance effects it less d. the acceleration of gravity is greatest for the elephant e. the elephant experiences a smaller air resistance force |f. ... nonsense! The elephant and the feather would fall at the same rate. View Objectives Quit Assignment

Answer 1

here,

when the elephant and a feather are dropped from a skyscraper

the acceleration due to gravity is same for both of them

but due to air resistance force

the elephant will fall faster than feather because the acceleration of elephant in upward direction is less than that of feather (as elephant is more massive)

so, the correct option is c) the weight of the elephant is so much greater , air resistance effects it less