WorksheetsTerminal Velocity
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The instant she jumps, the force(s) acting on her are
Weight
Weight and air resistance
Weight and Friction
Air resistance
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The instant she jumps, her resultant force is
upwards
to the right
downwards
to the left
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The instant she jumps, she is
decelerating
accelerating
travelling at a constant speed
stationary
A skydiver jumps from a plane. As she falls, air resistance upwards is
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A skydiver jumps from a plane. As she falls, the resultant force downwards (weight - air resistance) is
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A skydiver jumps from a plane. As she falls, the resultant force downwards decreasing, and her acceleration is
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The air resistance has increased so it is equal in size to her weight. The resultant force acting on her is
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The air resistance has increased so it is equal in size to her weight. The resultant force acting on her is zero so her acceleration is
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A skydiver jumps from a plane. The air resistance has increased so it is equal in size to her weight. She is
accelerating
travelling at terminal velocity
stationary
decelerating
The skydiver opens her parachute. The air resistance upwards
increases
decreases
is zero
remains constant
The skydiver opens her parachute. The air resistance is _______ than her weight
larger than
smaller than
the same as
The skydiver opens her parachute. The resultant force acting on her is
upwards
downwards
to the right
to the left
The skydiver opens her parachute. The resultant force acting on her is upwards, so she
accelerates
decelerates
is stationary
moves with a constant velocity
As the skydiver decelerates, the air resistance acting on her
remains constant
increases
decreases
is zero
As the air resistance acting on the skydiver decreases, the resultant force acting on her
remains constant
increases
decreases
is zero
The weight and air resistance become balanced again, and the resultant force is zero, so the skydiver
accelerates
decelerates
is stationary
is moving at a lower terminal velocity
