I know it has to do something with mass, but i’m clueless.
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As things fall the air pushes against them; slowing them.
Terminal velocity is the equilibrium of gravity and air pushing on you in opposite directions. At a certain speed you will stop accelerating because the air is slowing you down at the same rate that gravity is speeding you up. That’s called **terminal velocity**
Terminal velocity is different for every object, and it mostly depends on
-mass (weight)
-surface area (how much surface there is for the air to push back on)
The ratio of these is essentially what decides your terminal velocity. Humans have a large mass:surface area ratio compared to ants, so gravity will accelerate a human in a free fall to a speed far greater than an ant. Ants have a low mass: surface area ratio so they will fall at speeds far lower than humans
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