Terminal Velocity (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

Constant speed when gravity is balanced by air resistance

Zero - object stops accelerating

Zero

Mass, shape, and fluid

$9.8 \text{ m/s}^2$

Air resistance equals gravity

Drag forces oppose motion

Steep initially, then decreases to flat

Flat gradient (no acceleration)

$\frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}}$

$a = \frac{v - u}{t}$

$v^2 = u^2 + 2as$