Is it true that the lighter the object, the less air resistance?

The summit of chimborazo, in ecuador, which is at a distance of about 6,384 km from the earth's center. the bottom of the mariana trench, in the western pacific ocean, which is nearly 6,370 km from the center of the earth. on the surface of earth on the equator line.

What happens to the light rays when they hit the specimen?

Asolid round steel rod 6.25 mm in diameter and 375 mm long is rigidly bonded to the end of solid square brass rod 25 mm on a side and 300 mm long. the geometric axes of the bare are along the same line. an axial tensile force of 5.4 kn is applied at the extreme ends of the assembly. for steel e = 200 gpa and for brass e = 90 gpa. determine the total elongation for the assembly.