Falling Objects

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

Why would the objects accelerate on the way down?

• Forces acting on them are balanced.

• Forces acting on them are unbalanced.

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!

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

• It takes up more space

• It has more mass

• It is not bouncy

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.