) ions). Average density at the surface is 1.025 kg/l. Seawater is denser than both fresh water and pure water (density 1.0 kg/l at 4 Â°C (39 Â°F)) because the dissolved salts increase the mass by a larger proportion than the volume. The freezing point of seawater decreases as salt concentration increases. At typical salinity, it freezes at about â2 Â°C (28 Â°F).
How does air resistance affect the acceleration of a falling object? As a falling object accelerates through air, its speed increases and air resistance increases. While gravity pulls the object down, we find that air resistance is trying t â¦ o limit the object's speed. Air resistance reduces the acceleration of a falling object. It would accelerate faster if it was falling in a vacuum.
Here is a diagram of a water drop at terminal speed. Since the air resistance force depends on the speed of the object (but the gravitational force does not), there is one speed for which these two forces add up to the zero vector. Where g is the local gravitational field (not the acceleration due to gravity â that is a non-good name for it).