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Digital ACT Science Practice Question #1479

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An experiment fired identical 50-gram spheres horizontally from a 20-meter cliff at an initial velocity of 15 m/s through chambers containing different gases: - Vacuum: Horizontal Range = 30.3 m, Time of Flight = 2.02 s - Helium: Horizontal Range = 29.8 m, Time of Flight = 2.02 s - Air: Horizontal Range = 27.4 m, Time of Flight = 2.03 s - Carbon Dioxide: Horizontal Range = 25.1 m, Time of Flight = 2.04 s Based on these results, as the density of the gas medium increases (He < Air < CO2), the horizontal range:
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Horizontal range decreases while flight time stays ~2.02 s.

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Horizontal range decreases from 30.3 m to 25.1 m due to air resistance, while flight time remains ~2.02 s....

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