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Free Fall and Acceleration (ESS)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name

Class

Date

What is gravity?

A force

Energy

A push

All of them

A free falling objects falls under the influence of

force of air

force of gravity

force of resistance

force of

What values are always known for a free falling object?

-9.8 m/s

10 m/s²

-10 m/s

10 m/s

A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when caught would be

less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.

A baseball catcher throws a ball vertically upward and catches it in the same spot as it returns to the mitt. At what point in the ball’s path does it experience zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time?

midway on the way up

at the top of its path

the instant it leaves the catcher’s hand

the instant before it arrives in the catcher’s mitt

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

9.8 m/s²

9.8 m/s

0 m/s²

0 m/s

What is the distance a ball falls after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s²)?

10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m (meters)

5, 20, 45, 80,125 m (meters)

5, 10,15, 20, 25 m (meters)

10, 25, 60, 90,120 m (meters)

What is the acceleration of a ball that is dropped off the side of a cliff after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s²)

5,10,15, 20, 25 m/s²

10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m/s²

5, 20, 45, 80, 125 m/s²

10,10,10,10,10 m/s²

What is the velocity of a ball that has been dropped off a cliff after 1 , 2, 3, 4, and 5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s²)?.

10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m/s

5, 10, 15, 20, 25 m/s

5, 20, 45, 80,125 m

10,10,10,10,10 m/s

10.

Which of the following statements applies to the motion of a ball rising and then falling in free fall?

I. The ball has constant acceleration as it moves upward.

II. The ball has constant acceleration at the top of its path.

III. The ball has constant acceleration as it moves downward.

I only

III only

I and III

I, II, and III

11.

1. An object free falls for 3.5 seconds. How far does it fall?

35 m

17.5 m

61.3 m

122.5 m

12.

A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 25 𝑚/𝑠. How long does it take the ball to reach its highest point?

2.5

3.5

13.

A ball is thrown up in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. What is the ball's velocity after 2 seconds?

0 m/s

20 m/s traveling upward

20 m/s traveling downward

40 m/s traveling downward

14.

Approximately how far can an object fall in 5 seconds?

5 m

25 m

50 m/s

125 m

15.

The unit used to report mass is....

m/s

16.

Two girls are taking a selfie on the Golden Gate Bridge. Unfortunately, the girl bought her selfie stick at the dollar store and it broke. Her phone falls straight down from rest 50 meters. How long did it fall?

3.16s

10s

3.6s

12s

17.

An apple falls out of a tree at rest. The apple falls for 2 seconds. Find the final velocity.

20m/s

-20m/s

2m/s

10m/s

18.

Someone drops a water ballon out of a window 10 meters up. Calculate how long it’ll take to hit their friends below.

1.4s

-1.4s

2m/s

-2m/s

19.

Are mass and weight the same value?

Yes

20.

What is velocity?

Speed only

Speed and direction

A scalar value

Direction only

21.

Which describes constant velocity?

Constant speed in a straight line

Constant speed on a curved path

Accelerating on a straight path

Accelerating on a curved path

22.

What is the equation to solve for "how long" under constant acceleration?

t = sqrt(2d/a)

t = sqrt(d/a)

t = Vi + at

t = Vit + 1/2(at)^2

23.

A freely falling object starts from rest. After falling for 6 seconds, it will have a speed of about:

6m/s

30m/s

60m/s

300m/s

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Free Fall and Acceleration (ESS)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 54mins

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