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Revision: 2.3 Free Fall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the acceleration of a ball that is dropped off the side of a cliff after 1, 3, 5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 9.81 m/s2)

a)

4.9, 9.81, 19.62, m/s2

b)

9.81, 19.62, 29.43, m/s2

c)

4.9, 19.62, 39.24 m/s2

d)

9.81, 9.81, 9.81 m/s2

2.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

the feather

b)

the metal bolt

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended (floating) in a vacuum.

3.

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its vertical velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

4.

A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down at the same height. 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.

d)

need more information to determine.

5.
A ball is thrown upward 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)

2.45 seconds 

b)

4.08 seconds 

c)

6.3 seconds 

d)

8.15 seconds 

6.

1.  A durian free falls for 3.5 s from a top of durian tree. What is the height og the durian tree?

a)
120.05 m
b)
17.15 m
c)

60.09 m

d)

34.03 m

7.

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

8.

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. (g= 9.81 m s2m\ s^{-2}  )

a)

9.81 m/s

b)

76.72 m/s

c)

149.76 m/s

d)

46.99 m/s

9.

Heavier objects free fall faster than lighter objects.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A pumpkin is dropped from a 35 m building. What is its initial velocity?

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

35 m/s

c)
0 m/s
d)
9.8 m/s