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===About Terminal Velocity===
'''Terminal velocity''' depends on:
*The [[density]] of an [[object]] - The more [[dense]] an [[object]] the greater the '''terminal velocity''' because larger [[object]]s (of the same weight) will experience greater [[Air Resistance|air resistance]] at a given [[speed]].
*The shape of an [[object]] - The more [[streamline]]d an [[object]] the greater the '''terminal velocity''' because they experience less [[Air Resistance|air resistance]] at a given [[speed]].
: '''Terminal velocity''' is the maximum [[velocity]] an [[object]] will reach when falling due to [[gravity]].
|[[File:TerminalVelocityGraph2.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:TerminalVelocity2TerminalVelocity3.png|center|200px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |As the penguin [[accelerate]]s more its hight [[velocity]] results in more [[Air Resistance|air resistance]] that acts against its [[weight]].
|[[File:TerminalVelocityGraph3.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:TerminalVelocity3TerminalVelocity4.png|center|200px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |Once the penguin is moving fast enough the [[velocity]] results in an [[Air Resistance|air resistance]] that is as large as the [[weight]].