How can utilities be made safer to avoid damage during and after earthquakes

wrap something soft around them. Think about how you get your packages if something gets shipped to you.

Usually, much of the destruction throughout earthquakes occur from flooding and fires created by damaged utilities. Gas channels or water pipes can be crushed throughout the earthquakes. Adjustable brackets in the blocks can protect them of damage and automated shut-off devices can be employed to prevent gas and water leakage.

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.