Understanding Drag and Terminal Velocity in Skydiving

Drag is the resistance an object experiences when moving through a fluid, such as air. It opposes motion and slows the object down. In skydiving, air resistance increases as you fall faster. Free fall is the motion of an object falling solely under gravity's influence, with no other forces acting on it. When drag becomes significant, it alters this motion. Terminal velocity is the constant speed reached when gravity's pull is balanced by the drag force, resulting in no further acceleration. Momentum, the product of mass and velocity, increases as you accelerate during free fall but stabilizes once terminal velocity is achieved.