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Freefall and HP Take Home Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ball is thrown horizontally at a speed of 20 meters per second from the top of a cliff. How long does the ball take to fall 19.6 meters to the ground?

a)

1.0 s

b)

2.0 s

c)

9.8 s

d)

4.0 s

2.

The diagram here shows a ball projected horizontally with an initial velocity of 20 meters per second east, off a cliff a cliff 100 meters high. [Neglect air resistance.] During the flight of the ball, what is the direction of its acceleration?

a)

Downward

b)

Upward

c)

Westward

d)

Eastward

3.

Four different balls are thrown horizontally off the top of four cliffs. In diagram does the ball have the shortest time of flight?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

In the accompanying diagram, a stationary observer on the ground watches a seagull flying horizontally to the right drops a clamshell. Which diagram best represents the path of the falling clamshell as seen by the observer? [Neglect air resistance.]

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
a)

Acceleration

b)

Decrease in potential energy

c)

Increase in potential energy

d)

Specific gravity

6.
a)

1.0 s

b)

10 s

c)

3.0 s

d)

22 s

7.
a)

The baseball falls slower than the balloon

b)

The baseball falls faster than the balloon

c)

The baseball and balloon fall at the same rate

d)

The baseball and balloon remain suspended and do not fall

8.
a)

Acceleration of 1.00 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

Acceleration of 9.81 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

Velocity of 1.00 m/s

d)

Velocity of 9.81 m/s

9.
a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
a)

10 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

400 m/s

11.
a)

During the entire first second of its fall

b)

At the end of its first second of the fall

c)

During its entire time of fall

d)

After it has fallen 9.8 meters

12.
a)

49 m

b)

98 m

c)

120 m

d)

250 m

13.
a)

1.1 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

2.3 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

3.6 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

9.8 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

14.
a)

51.0 s

b)

25.5 s

c)

10.1 s

d)

7.14 s

15.
a)

0 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

10 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

20 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

-20 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

16.
a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Distance is to displacement as

a)

Force is to weight

b)

Speed is to velocity

c)

Velocity is to acceleration

d)

Impulse is to momentum

18.
a)
b)
c)
d)
19.
a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

50 m/s

20.
a)
b)
c)
d)