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    This document provides information and examples about free fall problems in one dimension. It defines free fall as when an object is only acted on by gravity, with an acceleration of -9.8 m/s2 near Earth's surface. It gives good techniques for solving free fall problems, such as drawing a picture, labeling known values, identifying what is known and unknown, and choosing the appropriate formula. The document then provides 10 example problems calculating values like speed, time, height, and acceleration during free fall situations.

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    This document provides information and examples about free fall problems in one dimension. It defines free fall as when an object is only acted on by gravity, with an acceleration of -9.8 m/s2 near Earth's surface. It gives good techniques for solving free fall problems, such as drawing a picture, labeling known values, identifying what is known and unknown, and choosing the appropriate formula. The document then provides 10 example problems calculating values like speed, time, height, and acceleration during free fall situations.

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    This document provides information and examples about free fall problems in one dimension. It defines free fall as when an object is only acted on by gravity, with an acceleration of -9.8 m/s2 near Earth's surface. It gives good techniques for solving free fall problems, such as drawing a picture, labeling known values, identifying what is known and unknown, and choosing the appropriate formula. The document then provides 10 example problems calculating values like speed, time, height, and acceleration during free fall situations.

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    This document provides information and examples about free fall problems in one dimension. It defines free fall as when an object is only acted on by gravity, with an acceleration of -9.8 m/s2 near Earth's surface. It gives good techniques for solving free fall problems, such as drawing a picture, labeling known values, identifying what is known and unknown, and choosing the appropriate formula. The document then provides 10 example problems calculating values like speed, time, height, and acceleration during free fall situations.

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    Free-Fall Problems in 1-dimension Name_______________________________

    Honors Physics

    Good techniques and habits for solving problems Free-Fall Problems

     Draw a picture to help you visualize what’s going on.  Free-fall is when an object is only acted on by gravity.
     Label the picture with given information (numbers The acceleration of the object is -9.8 m/s2 for an object
    and/or words). near the surface of the Earth. The negative sign simply
     Write down what you know with variables (e.g., d = 5 m indicates this acceleration is always downward.
    t=2s )  If an object is dropped, then its initial velocity is 0 m/s.
     Write down what you are looking for with a variable  If an object is projected upwards with an initial velocity,
    (e.g., a = ???) then its velocity will decrease on the way up until its
     Choose an appropriate formula that will allow you to velocity is 0 m/s at the top of its path.
    solve for the unknown. Write it down.  For all of these problems, disregard air resistance.
     Mathematically solve the problem (either plug in
    numbers and solve OR rearrange algebraically and then
    plug in)

    1. An object is dropped from rest and falls freely 20. meters to Earth. When is the speed of the object 9.8 meters per
    second? (this is a multiple choice concept question)
    a) during the entire first second of its fall
    b) at the end of its first second of fall
    c) during its entire time of fall
    d) after it has fallen 9.8 meters

    2. You drop a stone down off a bridge. You are able to count to 4.0 seconds when it finally hits the water. How high
    is the bridge?
    3. Niagara Falls is 51 meters high. If you dropped a ball off the ledge, how much time would it take it to hit the
    water?
    4. If you dropped your cell phone from a height of 1.20 m above the ground, with what speed would it strike the
    ground?
    5. An astronaut drops a rock on planet X from a height of 0.72 m above the ground. If it takes 0.63 seconds for the
    rock to strike the ground, what is the acceleration on planet X?
    6. Which graph best represents the motion of a freely falling body near the Earth's surface?

    7. An 8.0 kg bowling ball is dropped from a height of 20.0 meters above the ground. Which graph below best
    represents the relationship between acceleration (a) and time (t) for the object?

    8. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 29.4 meters per second. What is the maximum height
    reached by the ball?
    9. You fire a paintball from a paintball gun straight up into the air at 25.0 m/s.
    a) What is the instantaneous velocity at the top of its flight? (no calculation required)
    b) What is the acceleration at the top of its flight? (no calculation required)
    c) What is the maximum height the paintball will reach?
    10. A Nerf gun is shot straight up from the ground with an initial velocity of 14.0 m/s. What is the total time the
    projectile is in the air?
    Selected Answers
    2. 78.4 m 3. 3.23 s 4. 4.85 m/s 5. 3.6 m/s 2 8. 44.1 m 9. c) 31.9 m 10. 2.86 s

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