drag forces
5.2 Drag Forces 5. Athletes such as swimmers and bicyclists wear body suits in competition. Formulate a list of pros and cons of such suits. Two expressions were used for the drag force experienced by a moving object in a liquid. One depended upon the speed, while the other was proportional to the square of the speed. In which types of motion would each of these expressions be more applicable than the other one? 7. As cars travel, oil and gasoline leaks onto the road surface. If a light rain falls, what does this do to the control of the car? Does a heavy rain make any difference? 8. Why can a squirrel jump from a tree branch to the ground and run away undamaged, while a human could break a bone in such a fall?.