Falling Objects

Falling Objects

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Shelby K DiLorenzo

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Will the objects fall at a constant speed?

Hint: What has to be true about the forces to be moving at a constant speed?

Yes

No, it will be speeding up

No, it will be slowing down

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would the objects accelerate on the way down?

Forces acting on them are balanced.

Forces acting on them are unbalanced.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ahhh! Is the weight of the objects different from the gravitational pull on the objects?

Yes- Weight and gravitational pull are different.

No- Weight and gravitational pull are the same thing!

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the gravitational force on the medicine ball (black) more?

It takes up more space

It has more mass

It is not bouncy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explains why both objects hit the ground at the same time?

Heavier objects have more gravitational pull, but more inertia so are less willing to speed up.

Lighter objects have less gravitational pull, but less inertia so are more willing to speed up.

Heavier objects have more gravitational pull, but more inertia so are more willing to speed up.

Lighter objects have less gravitational pull, but less inertia so are less willing to speed up.

It's all not real! Object's don't actually fall at the same rate.

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