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david is standing on a balcony and drops a bowling ball and a feather from the same height at the same time. in a normal environment, why do they hit the ground at different times? they dont; they hit the ground at the same time. air resistance one is heavier than the other. one is more dense than the other.
In a normal environment, air resistance affects objects differently. A feather has a large surface - area to mass ratio and experiences more air resistance, while a bowling ball has less air resistance relative to its mass. This causes them to hit the ground at different times.
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B. Air resistance