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  • Gravity & Objects: Does Size Affect Falling Time?
    This is a bit of a trick question! It depends on a few things:

    * Gravity: Both objects will be pulled towards the ground by gravity. Gravity affects all objects equally, regardless of their size.

    * Initial Conditions: What's happening to the objects?

    * Falling: If both objects are dropped from the same height at the same time, they will hit the ground at the same time (ignoring air resistance).

    * Thrown: If they are thrown, the object with greater initial velocity will hit the ground first.

    * Other Forces: Things like wind resistance can affect how quickly an object falls. A larger, flatter object will be slowed down more by wind than a smaller, denser object.

    In short, there isn't one definitive answer without knowing more about how the objects are moving.

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