WORKSHEET on UAM, Free Fall and Projectile Motion

Grade 9 Science
Direction: Answer the following problems on a separate sheet of paper. Show complete solution and box your final
answer.

PROJECTILE FREE FALL

1. Alan Iverson slam dunks a basketball and a physics student
observes that Iverson’s feet are 1 [m] above the floor at his
peak height. At what upward velocity must Iverson leave the
floor to achieve this?
2. A bullet is shot vertically into the air with a velocity of +450
[m/s]. Neglecting air resistance,
a. How long is the bullet in the air?

b. How high does the bullet go?

3. A sandbag is dropped from a hot air balloon that is 300 [m]

above the ground and rising at a rate of 13 [m/s].

a. How long does it take for the sandbag to hit the ground?

b. How fast is the sand bag going when it hits the ground?

c. At what height is the balloon when the sand bag hits the ground?
(Remember that the balloon is rising at a constant rate while the
sand bag is in the air.)

4. An object is tossed into the air. As it rises, what happens to

the acceleration of the object?

5. The acceleration is due to gravity and, therefore, constant. It

does not change.

6. A 10 [kg] object is dropped from rest. a. How far will it drop in

2 [s]?

7. A 10 [kg] object is dropped from rest. a. How far will it drop in

2 [s]?

8. An object is dropped from rest from the top of a 100 [m]

building. How long will it take for the object to hit the
UAM
ground?
1. A car accelerates uniformly from 0 to 72 km/h in
9. A cliff diver from the top of a 100 [m] cliff. He begins his dive
11.5 seconds.
a) What is the acceleration of the car in m/s2? by jumping up with a velocity of 5 [m/s].
b) What is the position of the car by the time it a. How long does it take for him to hit the water below?
reaches the velocity of 72 km/h?
b. What is his velocity right before he hits the water?
2. A ball is thrown straight down from the top of a
10. Alan Iverson slam dunks a basketball and a physics student
building at a speed of 20 m/s. It hits the ground
with a speed of 40 m/s. observes that Iverson’s feet are 1 [m] above the floor at his
a) How high is the building? peak height. At what upward velocity must Iverson leave the
b) How long was the object in the air? floor to achieve this?
3. A bicycle brakes from 40 m/s to a stop over a
distance of 100 m.
a) What is the acceleration of the bicycle?
b) How much time does it take the bicycle to stop?
4. A kid on a bicycle increases his velocity from 5
m/s to 20 m/s in 10 seconds.
a) What is the acceleration of the bicycle?
b) What distance was covered by the bicycle during
the 10 seconds?

b. What is his velocity right before he hits the water?

11. Alan Iverson slam dunks a basketball and a physics

student observes that Iverson’s feet are 1 [m] above