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RosieG

Does an avalanche accelerate as it gains momentum? Does the increasing weight propel it ever faster and faster?

Posted - August 17, 2018
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  • 44797
    Anything falling or sliding downward, regardless of mass. will continue to accelerate until it reaches terminal velocity, which is when it's downward forces are completely counteracted by the frictional forces upward.
      August 17, 2018 8:08 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thanks Ele. I hoped you'd see the question and answer it! :)
      August 17, 2018 8:58 AM MDT
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  • 44797
    PHYSICS.
      August 17, 2018 9:29 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    That's easy for you to say. I NEVER TOOK PHYSICS Ele. So shoot me! :( I have a lotta books on QUANTUM PHYSICS which I have read and most of which I understand,. However none of them are BASIC PHYSICS which I assume you mean when you yell at me! PHYSICS! Okay. I'll get a book on BASIC PHYSICS and look up the stuff myself. Happy now?
      August 17, 2018 9:45 AM MDT
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