How Does Mass Affect the Terminal Speed of Falling Objects?

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The discussion focuses on an experiment to determine how mass affects the terminal speed of falling objects, specifically using flat-bottomed coffee filters. The investigation involves three tests with varying numbers of filters to measure the time taken to reach a motion sensor. A proposed question for the investigation is whether the mass of an object of the same shape changes the time it takes to reach the sensor. The hypothesis suggests that an increase in mass will increase the time taken to reach the sensor, though clarification on the relationship between forces at terminal velocity and the connection between weight and mass is encouraged. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding the dynamics of falling objects in relation to their mass.
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one way to determine how the terminal speed depends on the mass of an object is to observe the motion of flat-bottomed coffee filters falling vertically toward a motion sensor. My teacher told me we will do 3 sets of test. first one is with 1 filter, second with 2 stacked filters, and 3rd one with 3 stacked filters and see if there are difference in the time it takes to reach the sensor

#1 formulate an appropriate question for this investigation
so I wrote
does the mass of a object of same shape increase the time it takes to reach towards the sensor?

#2 Write your hypothesis to answer the question

so my answer to my question was
increase in mass increases the time it takes to reach the sensor.(i don't know how to explain this :( )

Did i do this right?
 
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For #1, you might consider changing the word "increase" to "change".

For #2, consider the following questions:

How are the forces acting on the object after it has reached terminal velocity related to each other?

How is object's weight related to its mass?
 
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