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How does the mass affect the speed?
The mass of an object does not change with speed; it changes only if we cut off or add a piece to the object. Force = mass × acceleration (Newton’s Second Law); this is, to accelerate something, you need only apply a net force to it. As an object moves faster, its mass increases.
What depends on mass and speed?
The amount of translational kinetic energy (from here on, the phrase kinetic energy will refer to translational kinetic energy) that an object has depends upon two variables: the mass (m) of the object and the speed (v) of the object. The kinetic energy is dependent upon the square of the speed.
Which factor mass or speed has the greater influence on kinetic energy?
The two main factors that affect kinetic energy are mass and speed. Why? Because the motion of an object depends on how fast it’s traveling, but also how much mass it has, though velocity is the more important factor.
How does Mass Effect force and speed?
Mass doesn’t affect speed directly. It determines how quickly an object can change speed (accelerate) under the action of a given force. Lighter objects need less time to change speed by a given amount under a given force. Alternatively, mass determines how strong a force has to be to accelerate an object at a given rate.
How does mass affect the speed of an object?
Mass does not affect speed directly, but it does affect how fast an object can change its speed by accelerating or decelerating. Objects with larger masses require more time for acceleration or deceleration compared to lighter objects.
How does mass increase with speed?
The speed stays the same whether the mass is small or large. When a force is applied to either increase or decrease the object’s speed, the object’s mass comes into play. For any given force, objects with larger masses take longer to change their speeds than objects with lower masses.
Does mass affect terminal velocity?
Objects with more mass have more weight, and it takes more drag force to reach terminal velocity. Terminal velocity is also influenced by frontal area, or the area closest to the ground. A smaller frontal area is less affected by drag forces and wind resistance, so it reaches terminal velocity more quickly.