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SG Free Fall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.
If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by 
a)
about 5 m/s.
b)

about 9.8 m/s.

c)
about 15 m/s.
d)
a rate that depends on its initial speed.
2.

Free fall is any motion of a body where ____ is the only force acting upon it.

a)

body attraction

b)

tension

c)

gravity

d)

velocity

3.

Two rocks with different size and mass are dropped from the same height. Which of the rock will reach the ground first?

a)

greater rock

b)

smaller rock

c)

both reach the ground at the same time

4.
A pumpkin is dropped from a 35 m building. What is its initial velocity (vi)?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
35 m
c)
0 m/s
d)
9.8 m/s
5.

TRUE or FALSE:

An object that is free-falling is acted upon by the force of gravity alone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

TRUE or FALSE:

A ball is thrown upwards and is rising towards its peak. As it rises upwards, it is NOT considered to be in a state of free fall.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

TRUE or FALSE:

An object in free fall experiences an acceleration which is independent of the mass of the object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

TRUE or FALSE:

A ball is thrown upwards, rises to its peak and eventually falls back to the original height. The speed at which it is launched equals the speed at which it lands. (Assume negligible air resistance.)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

TRUE or FALSE:

A very massive object will free fall at the same rate of acceleration as a less massive object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

TRUE or FALSE:

An object that is free-falling is acted upon by the force of gravity alone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE