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WorksheetsFree Fall kinematics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Juan is standing on the top observation deck of the Eiffel Tower in Paris at a height of 300 meters. He drops his cell phone. How fast will the phone be traveling when it hits the ground? Ignore the effect of air resistance.
9.8 m/s
76.68 m/s
149.76 m/s
46.99 m/s
If an object is in free fall for three seconds, how fast will it be falling?
9.8 m/s
19.6 m/s
29.4 m/s
39.2 m/s
A man drops his camera off of the top of the oil derrick tower at Six Flags. Which of the following kinematic equations would he use in order to calculate the speed the camera was travelling when it hit the ground?
Alexis is riding her bike around town. She travels 43.2 m to the right, and then turns around to bike an additional 30 m to the left. Determine the velocity of Alexis's bike ride if it takes her 39.4 seconds to complete her motion.
2 m/s to the right
2 m/s to the left
0.3 m/s to the right
0.3 m/s to the left
What does a constant velocity do tour our acceleration?
Acceleration increases
Acceleration decreases
Acceleration is zero
Acceleration is not affected by velocity
A Frisbee is tossed from rest and reaches a top velocity of +54 m/s in 3.2 seconds. Determine the displacement of the Frisbee's motion.
-170 m
+76 m
+170 m
-76 m
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.
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)
From rest, a ball is dropped from the top of a building. It takes 4 s to hit the ground. Approximately how tall is the building?
40 m
90 m
100 m
160 m
200 m
An object free-falls from rest a distance D. How far will the object fall from rest in twice the elapsed time?
D
2 D
2 D
3 D
4 D
A car is traveling at 30 m/s. The driver applies the brakes, and the car uniformly decelerates at 9 m/s2. How far does the car travel before coming to a complete stop?
2 m
50 m
100 m
200 m
450 m
An ice skater moving at 10 m/s comes to a complete stop in 0.5 s. What is the rate of acceleration?
5 m/s2
10 m/s2
20 m/s2
-20 m/s2
-10 m/s2
