If you drop a feather and a steel hammer at the same moment, they should hit the ground at the same instant. Why doesn't this work on Earth, and why does it work on the Moon?

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Martha Lozano

22 March, 19:54

If you drop a feather and a steel hammer at the same moment, they should hit the ground at the same instant. Why doesn't this work on Earth, and why does it work on the Moon?

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Charmer · Answer 1

Air Resistance

Explanation:

If you were to drop both items on a plant without an atmosphere, they would both hit the ground at the same time. Since a feather doesn't have much mass compared to the hammer, it takes more time for the feather to "push" itself through and overcome the opposite push from the air