Vacuum vs atmosphere physics lab: feather and stone fall comparison

Physics Lab — Forces & Motion

Does mass affect free fall?

Drop a feather and a stone inside sealed tubes. Toggle between vacuum and atmosphere to see how air resistance — not gravity — changes everything.

Air Vacuum
Feather
W
Fr
Stone
W
Fr
W = weight (gravity)
Fr = air resistance
Feather speed
0.00
m/s (scaled)
Stone speed
0.00
m/s (scaled)
Feather drag
0.00
relative Fr