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Freefall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statements applies to the motion of a ball tossed upward?

I. It has constant acceleration on the way up

II. It has constant acceleration at the top of its path

III. It has constant acceleration as it moves downward.

a)

I only

b)

I and III

c)

III only

d)

All are correct

2.

Which object would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum - leaf or pebble?

a)

The leaf

b)

The pebble

c)

Difficult to determine without more information

d)

Both accelerate at the same rate

3.

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

a)

9.81 m/s2

b)

0.0 m/s2

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

0.0 m/s

4.

A ball is tossed upward and caught at the same position of throw. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when it is caught would be

a)

less than the speed it had when tossed upwards

b)

the same as the speed it had when tossed upwards

c)

more than the speed it had when tossed upwards

5.

What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff?

a)

It decreases at a uniform rate

b)

It increases at a uniform rate

c)

It is constant

d)

It increases at a non-uniform rate

6.

What values are always known for a free falling object?

a)

d = -9.8 m vi = 0 m/s

b)

vi = -9.8 m/s a = -9.8 m/s2

c)

vi = -9.8 m/s a = 0 m/s2

d)

vi = 0 m/s a = -9.8 m/s2

7.

 

An object falls from the top of a building that is 25 m high. Air resistance is negligible. What is the speed of the object when it hits the ground?

a)

10m/s

b)

25m/s

c)

22m/s

d)

65m/s

8.

 

An object is thrown upwards with a speed of 14 m/s. How high does it go?

a)

5m

b)

10m

c)

15m

d)

20m

9.

The object that was thrown upwards with a speed of 14 m/s . how much time is spent in the air?

a)

2.8s

b)

14s

c)

7s

d)

1.4s

10.

Which of these graphs correctly illustrates freefall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

All could be correct