Free Fall Sheets - Middletown High School

[Pages:6]NAME: _____________________________

PHYSICS WORKSHEET A

FREE FALL

DATE: ___

PART ONE: Vertical Velocity

vV gt

Where: vv = vertical velocity g = acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s2) t = time

1.) How fast will a brick be going after it falls for 2.5 seconds?

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MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

2.) An apple falls out of a tree and takes 1.75 seconds to strike the ground. How fast was the

apple going when it hit the ground?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

3.) A high diver dives off a platform and strikes the water 2.857 seconds later. How fast is he

traveling as he strikes the water?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

PART TWO: Vertical Distance

dv 1 2gt2

Where: dv= vertical distance g = acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s/s) t = time

1.) How high was a brick dropped from if it falls in 2.5 seconds?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

2.) An apple falls out of a tree and takes 1.75 seconds to strike the ground. How high was the

apple from the ground?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

3.) A high diver dives off a platform and strikes the water 2.857 seconds later. How high is

the diving platform?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

PART THREE: Time to Fall

t 2dv g

Where: t = time dv = vertical distance g = acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s2)

1.) A trapeze artist misses the trapeze and falls into the net 9.2 meters below.

How long will it take him to fall?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

2.) A plane drops a C.A.R.E. package to some needy people in the jungle from a height of

1000m. How long will it take the package to strike the ground?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

3.) A book falls off a 1 meter tall table. How long will it take for the book to hit the floor?

DATA

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MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

ANSWERS (Not in order) 1.37, 30.69, 40.08, 24.52, 0.45, 28.03, 15.04, 14.28, 70.14, 26.57, 0.79, 17.2

NAME: __________________________

PHYSICS WORKSHEET B

FREE FALL

DATE: _____

vV gt dv 1 2gt2 t 2dv g

1.) A rock is thrown out of a volcano. When it started to fall, it took 9.5 seconds to hit the

ground. How fast was the rock traveling as it struck the ground?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

2.) Wyl-E-Coyote has missed the Road-Runner again and has fallen through a hole in the edge

of a cliff. It takes him 4 seconds to strike the ground and go SPLAT. How fast is he

going when he hits the sand below?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

3.) A glass falls from a table top and smashes on the floor 0.6 seconds later. How fast is it

traveling when it begins to break?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

4.) A hail stone falls from a cloud and strikes a car 11 seconds later. How fast is the stone

traveling as it dents the roof?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

5.) A rock is thrown out of a volcano. When it started to fall, it took 9.5 seconds to hit the

ground. How high was the rock when it began to fall?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

6.) A glass falls from a table top and smashes on the floor 0.6 seconds later. How high is the

table?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

7.) A hail stone falls from a cloud and strikes a car 11 seconds later. How high is the cloud?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

8.) Wyl-E-Coyote has missed the Road-Runner again and has fallen through a hole in the edge

of a cliff. It takes him 4 seconds to strike the ground and go SPLAT. How high is the

cliff?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

9.) To crack open a crab, a sea gull drops it from a height of 18 meters. How many seconds does

it take the crab to fall?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

10.) A plane is flying at 9000 meters when one bolt works its way loose and falls to the ground.

How long do you have to avoid being hit by it?

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

EXTRA CREDIT

How fast is a penny traveling as it hits the sidewalk if it was dropped from the top of the Empire

State Building which is 1250 feet high? (Ignore air resistance and 1 foot = 0.305 meters)

DATA

EQUATION

MATH & UNITS

ANSWER

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