Falling due to gravity (calculating the speed)

Falling due to gravity

calculating the speed of falling objects

Open Ended

If a watermelon is dropped off of a really tall office building, how fast would it be going after 8 seconds?

Remember, the acceleration due to gravity (g) on Earth = 9.8m/s²

Open Ended

How fast would the same watermelon be going after falling for 12 seconds?

Remember, the acceleration due to gravity (g) on Earth = 9.8m/s²

SUMMARY:

• gravity is a force

• g represents the acceleration due to gravity

• g = 9.8m/s² on Earth (but is different on other planets.... more to come)

• Multiply g by the time to get the speed of a falling object

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