How high would golf ball have to be to reach its terminal velocity?

Subject: How high would golf ball have to be to reach its terminal velocity?

Date: Mon Jul 5 21:43:25 2004
Posted by James Baldwin
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Michigan City State/Province: In Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1089081805.Ph

Message:


We want to find out if a golf ball dropped from 1 mile and from 2 miles high 
would hit the earth at the same velocity.  Not sure how high you would have to 
drop a golf ball to reach its maximum velocity.

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