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Free Fall

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Free fall is

a)

moving through the air under the influence of the force of gravity only.

b)

not paying for a fall.

c)

clothing sale with lots of orange & brown clothes.

d)

a feather dropped from an airplane.

2.

What is the average acceleration due to gravity on the earth?

a)

-12.4 m/s2

b)

-9.8 m/s2

c)

-7.2 m/s2

d)

-1.8 m/s2

3.

What makes life easier?

a)

fried fish with bones in it

b)

watermelons with seeds

c)

using -10 m/s2 for acceleration due to gravity

d)

timed exams

4.

What does acceleration due to gravity mean?

a)

an object gains 10 m/s every second it falls

b)

an object falls at a constant velocity of 10 m/s

c)

an object loses 10 m/s every second it rises

d)

Dear Diary, why did I take this class????

5.

If a ball is thrown up at 40 m/s, how many seconds does it take reach the top of its path? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

8 s

b)

4 s

c)

10 s

d)

0.1 s

6.

If a ball is thrown straight up with a velocity of 30 m/s, how long until it can be caught at the same height? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

3 s

b)

6 s

c)

10 s

d)

1.5 s

7.

If a ball is dropped, what is the speed of the ball 3 seconds later? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

30 m/s

b)

-30 m/s

8.

If a ball is dropped, what is the velocity of the ball 3 seconds later? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

30 m/s

b)

-30 m/s

9.

If a ball is thrown downward at 30 m/s, what will its velocity be at 4 s? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

-40 m/s

b)

-70 m/s

c)

-50 ms

d)

-10 m/s

10.

If a ball is thrown up at 30 m/s at the edge of a cliff, what is the velocity 5 s later? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

-50 m/s

b)

-10 m/s

c)

-30 m/s

d)

-20 m/s

11.

If a ball is thrown up at 30 m/s, what is it's velocity at the top of its path? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

0 m/s

b)

-10 m/s

c)

-30 m/s

12.

If a ball is thrown up at 30 m/s, what is it's acceleration at the top of its path? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

0 m/s2

b)

-10 m/s2

13.

If a ball is thrown up and lands at the same location, what was its acceleration?

a)

-10 m/s2 on the way up and +10 m/s2 on the way down.

b)

-10 m/s2 the entire time.

c)

+10 m/s2 on the way up and -10 m/s2 on the way down.