Imagine a neighborhood in which a hurricane has caused extensive flooding. many of the residents have had their homes damaged or destroyed. at the time, however, the material loss is unimportant as the residents think only of escaping the flood. maslow would say this is because the residents’ needs are threatened.
a) phsiological
b) esteem
c) safety and security
d) self actualization

C) Safety and security

Explanation:

In the situation of extensive flood or any tremendous calamity, the survival instinct in humans begin to operate. When survival is stake one would obviously saves ones life first rather than property and belongings.  First of all the residents would try for the Safety and security of them and their  loved ones.

In Maslow's Hierarchy of needs,  Safety and security is very more priority than love and belongings.

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.