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    AS Physics Free Fall Worksheet

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    When objects are in free fall ignoring air resistance: - The only force acting is gravity, causing uniform acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 - Velocity increases linearly with time - Displacement increases quadratically with time When air resistance is considered: - Initially, acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 as air resistance is minimal - As velocity increases, air resistance increases until it equals the object's weight - At this point, acceleration becomes 0 and the object reaches its terminal velocity - The object experiences non-uniform acceleration until reaching terminal velocity

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    AS Physics Free Fall Worksheet

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    When objects are in free fall ignoring air resistance: - The only force acting is gravity, causing uniform acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 - Velocity increases linearly with time - Displacement increases quadratically with time When air resistance is considered: - Initially, acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 as air resistance is minimal - As velocity increases, air resistance increases until it equals the object's weight - At this point, acceleration becomes 0 and the object reaches its terminal velocity - The object experiences non-uniform acceleration until reaching terminal velocity

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    When objects are in free fall ignoring air resistance: - The only force acting is gravity, causing uniform acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 - Velocity increases linearly with time - Displacement increases quadratically with time When air resistance is considered: - Initially, acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 as air resistance is minimal - As velocity increases, air resistance increases until it equals the object's weight - At this point, acceleration becomes 0 and the object reaches its terminal velocity - The object experiences non-uniform acceleration until reaching terminal velocity

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    AS Physics Free Fall Worksheet

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    When objects are in free fall ignoring air resistance: - The only force acting is gravity, causing uniform acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 - Velocity increases linearly with time - Displacement increases quadratically with time When air resistance is considered: - Initially, acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 as air resistance is minimal - As velocity increases, air resistance increases until it equals the object's weight - At this point, acceleration becomes 0 and the object reaches its terminal velocity - The object experiences non-uniform acceleration until reaching terminal velocity

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    Activity Free Fall ( Ignoring air resistance)

    Strategy : Group Discussion

    A ball falls vertically downwards. Ignore air resistance.

    a) What are the forces acting on the ball? Mark with arrows.

    b) What is the initial speed (velocity) of object?


    c) What happens to the velocity as it falls?
    d) Identify the nature of ball’s motion ( uniform speed, uniform acceleration, uniform
    deceleration, non-uniform acceleration).
    e) Give a value for the acceleration of the ball.
    Summary

    Ignoring air resistance, all objects under free


    fall has a …………………. acceleration of
    …………….m/s2.

    Here is the challenge :

    1. Draw the velocity -time graph of the object in free fall ( ignore air resistance).

    2. Draw its displacement – time graph of the above.

    3. Draw its acceleration – time graph.


    Facts about air resistance

    Air resistance is directly proportional to the speed of the object and surface area of
    the object.

    Fill in the blanks:

    In the beginning, when the ball is dropped, the initial velocity of the ball is
    ………………. So, the air resistance is ……………. ………………. What are the forces acting
    on the object initially?

    As the object falls, the ………………... increases; air resistance …………. ………………………….
    The air resistance acts in the …………………………. direction.

    Mark the forces acting on the ball with proper arrows.

    What happens to the net force on the ball?

    AS the net force …………………………, acceleration also ………………………………..

    The air resistance keeps increasing with the speed. At one stage the air resistance
    becomes ……………………………………. to the weight of the object. At this stage net force
    is ……………………. Acceleration is ………….. ………………. The velocity has reached its
    .............................and will not increase further. This maximum velocity is called terminal
    velocity. Thereafter the object moves with …………………….…. ……………………
    Summary When there is air resistance,

    In the beginning a=g=9.81m/s2.

    Then acceleration decreases and becomes zero when


    the air resistance and weight are equal.

    The object attains terminal velocity.

    The object is in non -uniform acceleration.

    Here is the challenge :

    1. Draw the velocity – time graph of object under free fall with air
    resistance.

    2. Draw the acceleration – time graph of it.

    3. What are the factors on which terminal speed depends on?

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