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Posted 2008-05-03, 03:00 PM in reply to Wallow's post starting "Does hail travel faster than rain when..."
Wallow said:
Does hail travel faster than rain when coming down from the clouds? Rail is lighter, but hail could have the effect of gravity on it more...
Yes, and no.

Yes, hail will drop faster, but not due to it being accelerated faster by gravity. The force on anything near the Earth's surface due to gravity will cause it to accelerate at -9.8 m/s/s. However, air resistance will slow down the water droplets more than hail.

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