Physics 5054 · O Level · Balanced and unbalanced forces

Balanced and unbalanced forces — practice question

A skydiver in free fall leaps from an aircraft. While he is falling, an upward force and a downward force act on his body, producing a resultant force. Before terminal velocity is reached, how do the magnitudes of the forces change?

  • Adownward force decreases; upward force decreases; resultant force stays the same
  • Bdownward force increases; upward force stays the same; resultant force decreases
  • Cdownward force stays the same; upward force increases; resultant force decreases
  • Ddownward force stays the same; upward force increases; resultant force increases

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