) 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.
As the object falls it travels faster and faster, and thus, picks up more and more kinetic energy. This increase in kinetic energy during the fall is due to the drop in gravitational potential energy during the fall. The gravitational potential energy becomes the kinetic energy of the falling object.