The Physics in Skydiving
Abstract Skydiving is one of the most exciting activities humans do, this activity consists of people jumping from higher altitudes down to the ground by using a parachute to slow down their speed. A skydiver can go about 200 km/h depending on different factors like weight and also air density. A skydiver can reach full speed in between 40 seconds to 60 seconds. The physics behind skydiving involves the interaction between gravity and air resistance. When a skydiver jumps out of a plane he starts accelerating downwards, until he reaches terminal speed. This is the speed at which the drag from ai...