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Quiz 8 Free Fall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remain constant

2.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the velocity as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remains constant

3.
What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff? 
a)
It decreases at a uniform rate 
b)
It increases at a uniform rate 
c)
It is constant 
d)
It increases at a non-uniform rate
4.
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 
a)
less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.
b)
more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.
c)
the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.
5.

free fall is any motion of a body where is the only force acting upon it

a)

body attraction

b)

tension

c)

gravity

d)

velocity

6.

Two rocks with different size and mass are dropped from the same height. Which of the rock will reach the ground first?

a)

greater rock

b)

smaller rock

c)

both reach the ground at the same time

7.
The change in velocity in a given time period is?
a)
Vi
b)
Vf
c)
a
d)
d
8.

Which of the following graphs best represents free fall motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

An object in free fall

a)

ignores air resistance.

b)

undergoes a downward acceleration.

c)

has an acceleration of -9.8 m/s2.

d)

all of these.

10.

A ball is thrown vertically upward from the surface of the earth. Consider the following quantities:

(I) the displacement of the ball

(II) the velocity of the ball

(III) the acceleration of the ball

Which of these is (are) zero when the ball has reached the maximum height?

a)

II only

b)

I and III only

c)

I and II only

d)

I only