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FREE FALL

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

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Question : In a condition that a big rock and a pebble are being thrown from a very high mountain from the same height and at the same time. Suppose also that air resistance is neglected. Which statements below is true in describing both objects?

a)

The big rock and the pebble each have the same force of gravity.

b)

The big rock has more mass, thus both objects will have different force of gravity.

c)

The big rock experiences a greater force of gravity, yet both the rock and feather have the same mass.

d)

On earth, all objects (whether the rock or the pebble) will have different force of gravity.

e)

The big rock weighs more than the feather, yet they each have the same mass.

2.

Consider a heavy and a light person jumping together with same-size parachutes from the same altitude. Who will reach the ground first? (in NON-freefall)

a)

Light person

b)

Heavy person

c)

Both will reach at the same time.

3.

Consider a heavy and a light person jumping together from the same altitude IN FREE FALL. Who will reach the ground first?

a)

Light person

b)

Heavy person

c)

Both will reach the ground at the same time.

4.

As a rock in FREE FALL falls through the air, Velocity

a)

stays constant

b)

decreases until it hits terminal velocity

c)

increases until it hits terminal velocity

d)

increases ~10 m/s each second

5.

As a rock in FREE FALL falls through the air, acceleration

a)

stays constant

b)

decreases until it hits terminal velocity

c)

increases until it hits terminal velocity

d)

increases ~10 m/s each second

6.

Air friction (Air Drag) against a skydiver

a)

acts upward

b)

increases with increased surface area

c)

increases with increased speed

d)

all of these

7.
What happens to the total distance  that a ball travels as it falls off the side of a cliff?
a)
The distance remains constant 
b)
The distance increases at a uniform rate
c)
The distance increases at a nonuniform rate 
d)
The distance decreases at a uniform rate
8.
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
9.
In a normal environment, why does a bowling ball and feather hit the ground at different times when dropped from the same height?
a)
They don't; they hit the ground at the same time.
b)
One is more dense than the other.
c)
One is heavier than the other.
d)
Air resistance 
10.
A ball is thrown in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. How long does it take to reach back to the point it was thrown from?
a)
4 seconds 
b)
2 seconds 
c)
6 seconds 
d)
8 seconds 
11.
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? 
a)
0 m/s 
b)
20 m/s traveling upward
c)
20 m/s traveling downward
d)
40 m/s traveling downward
12.

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.

13.

Ball A is dropped from rest from a window. At the same instant, ball B is thrown downward; and ball C is thrown upward from the same window. Which statement concerning the balls after their release is necessarily true if air resistance is neglected?

a)

At some instant after it is thrown, the acceleration of ball C is zero.

b)

All three balls have the same initial velocity.

c)

All three balls have the same velocity at any instant.

d)

All three balls have the same acceleration at any instant.

14.

A rock is thrown vertically upward from the surface of the earth. The rock rises to some maximum height and falls back toward the surface of the earth. Which one of the following statements concerning this situation is true if air resistance is neglected?

a)

As the rock rises, its acceleration vector points upward.

b)

The rock is a freely falling body for the duration of its flight.

c)

The acceleration of the rock is zero when the rock is at its highest point.

d)

The velocity of the rock is positive while the rock falls down.

15.

When there is no air resistance, objects of different masses dropped from rest

a)

fall with equal accelerations and with equal times.

b)

fall with different accelerations and with different times.

c)

fall with equal accelerations and with different times.

d)

fall with different accelerations and with equal times.

16.

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

17.

A ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 30m/s. At what location will the ball be moving downward with a speed of 20m/s

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

18.

Which of the following graphs best represents free fall motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

If an object is free falling onto the Moon, which of the following would be correct?

a)

It would accelerate at 9.8 m/s2

b)

It would not encounter any air resistance.

c)

It would not fall because the Moon has no gravity.

d)

It would impact the surface and bounce back into space.

20.

Heavier objects free fall faster than lighter objects.

a)

True

b)

False