Gizmo: Free Fall Tower Part 1

ACTIVITY A - QUESTION #3a. What did you notice when you dropped the watermelon and ping pong ball?

• The speed of each object stays the same as it falls

• The speed of each object increases as it falls

• The speed of each object decreases as it falls

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ACTIVITY A - QUESTION #4 - What is true about this graph? (Choose the BEST answer)

• The lines are straight

• The speed increases over time

• The ping pong ball and watermelon graphs are the same

• All answer choices are correct

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ACTIVITY A - QUESTION #4 GRAPH REVIEW. What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

• Ping Pong Ball Distance

• Watermelon

• Speed (m/s)

• Time (s)

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ACTIVITY B - QUESTION #4A - What is the terminal velocity of the ping pong ball?

• 7 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

• 8 m/s

• 8 seconds

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ACTIVITY B - QUESTION #4b - Which part of the graph shows TERMINAL VELOCITY

• Part A - where the graph slopes up

• Part B - where the graph evens out

• Neither A nor B

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

ACTIVITY B - QUESTION #5 - Which ball was slowed down more by air resistance?

• Soccer Ball

• Golf Ball

• Both the soccer ball and golf ball were equally slowed down

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ACTIVITY B - QUESTION #6: A soccer ball is heavier than a golf ball. Why did the soccer ball fall more SLOWLY than the golf ball?

• The soccer ball has MORE air resistance

• The soccer ball has LESS air resistance

• The soccer ball has the same air resistance as the golf ball, so there is no explanation here

GIZMO SIMULATION QUESTION: Jackson hovered his mouse over the speedometer arrow and here is his screenshot. According to this picture, 19.89 represents the

• drop time

• speed

Gizmo Simulation Question: True or False - There is NO DIFFERENCE between selecting "Air" or "Vacuum" for the atmosphere.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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ACTIVITY A - QUESTION #3b. What is the final speed of each object?

• 20 m/s

• 9.8 m/s/s

• 28 m/s

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