Acceleration Due to Gravity

If you drop a banana, how fast is it going after 2 seconds?

• 4.9m/s

• 9.8m/s

• 19.6m/s

• 29.4m/s

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What is the velocity of an object that has been falling freely in a vacuum for 2 seconds?

• 9.81 m/s down

• 10.18 m/s down

• 19.62 m/s down

• 39.24 m/s down

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How much time will it take for an object to fall from a height of 19.6 meters assuming no air resistance?

• 2 seconds

• 4 seconds

• 1 second

• 3 seconds

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An object initially at rest falls freely near Earth's surface. How long does it take the object to attain a speed of 98 m/s?

• 0.1 s

• 10 s

• 98 s

• 960 s

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A ball drops from a tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk 2.0 seconds later. What is the velocity of the ball when it hits the sidewalk?

• 19.6 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 4.9 m/s²

• 7.8 m/s²

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What does it mean for an object to be in free fall?

• Only air resistance acting on the object.

• Gravity is the only force acting on the obejct.

• Any object that is in downward motion.

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If two objects are dropped from the same height but at different times, which object will hit the ground first?

• The first object dropped

• The second object dropped

• Both will hit at the same time

• It depends on their weights

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What is the final velocity of an object that falls freely from rest for 5 seconds?

• 9.8 m/s

• 49 m/s

• 24.5 m/s

• 49 m/s down

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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

• inertia

• speed

• gravity

• motion

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What is the value of acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface?

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