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C03-Q05-A: Fill in the blanks.

1. The acceleration due to gravity g is directed towards the ______ of the earth. (centre)
2. In free fall, the ________ velocity (v) is taken positive sign. (upwards)
3. In free fall, the displacement above the origin is taken _______ sign. (plus)
4. In free fall, the displacement below the origin is taken _______ sign. (minus)
5. In free fall, the ________ velocity (v) is taken negative sign. (downwards)
6. In free fall, the acceleration due to gravity is taken _______ sign. (minus)

C03-Q05-B: Say True (or) False.

1. If a body is dropped from a height near the earth's surface, the body will fall onto the ground with a
constant acceleration. (True)
2. Equation of motion under constant acceleration can be used in the free fall. (True)
3. If there is no air resistance, a leaf and a stone will fall with the same speed. (True)
4. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its velocity is zero. (True)
5. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its acceleration is zero. (False)
6. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its displacement is zero. (False)
7. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its distance travelled is zero. (False)
8. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its speed is zero. (False)
9. When a stone thrown upward reaches the highest point, its average velocity is zero. (False)
10. When a stone thrown upward falls down to its initial position, its velocity is zero. (False)
11. When a stone thrown upward falls down to its initial position, its acceleration is zero. (False)
12. When a stone thrown upward falls down to its initial position, its average velocity is zero. (True)
13. When a stone thrown upward falls down to its initial position, its displacement is zero. (True)
14. When a stone thrown upward falls down to its initial position, its average speed is zero. (False)
15. Neglecting the effect of the air, all objects in free fall had the same acceleration. (True)
16. The acceleration due to gravity is the acceleration of an object in free fall that results from the influence
of Earth’s gravity. (True)

C03-Q05-C: Short Questions.

1 Which force produces the acceleration of a freely falling body?
Ans: Gravitational force
2 Describe the conditions required for a free fall.
Ans: (i) There is no air resistance or the only force acting must be the gravitational force
(ii) The height must not be too far from the ground.
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3. Draw velocity-time graph for a body thrown upward and caught back.
Ans: v
v0

-v0

4 Draw displacement-time graph for a body thrown upward and caught back.
Ans: s

5 Draw acceleration-time graph for a body thrown upward and caught back.
Ans: a

t
-g

6 Acceleration due to gravity on Mars is about one-third that on Earth. Suppose you throw a ball upward
with the same velocity on Mars as on Earth. (i) How would the ball’s maximum height compare to that
on Earth? (ii) How would its flight time compare?
Ans: At maximum height, v = 0

v 2  v0 2  2 gh (g is minus)

v0 2  2 gh (v is zero at the highest point)

v0  2 gh

On the Earth, v0 Earth   2 g Earth  h Earth 

On the Moon, v0 Moon   2 g Moon  h Moon 

Initial velocity is the same.

Suppose you throw a ball straight up into the air. Describe the changes in the velocity of the ball. Describe
the changes in the acceleration of the ball.
Your sister drops your house keys down to you from the second floor window. If you catch them 4.3 m
from where your sister dropped them, what is the velocity of the keys when you catch them? What is the
time taken to fall?
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A student trying out for the football team kicks the football straight up in the air. The ball hits him on the
way back down. If it took 3.0 s from the time when the student punted the ball until he gets hit by the ball,
what was the football’s initial velocity? What is maximum height reaches.
Suppose an astronaut drops a feather from 1.2 m above the surface of the Moon. If the acceleration due
to gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m s-2 downward, how long does it take the feather to hit the Moon’s
surface?
A stone that starts at rest is in free fall for 8.0 s. (i) Calculate the stone’s velocity after 8.0 s. (ii) What is
the stone’s displacement during this time?
If you toss a ball upward with a certain initial speed, it falls freely and reaches a maximum height h a time
t after it leaves your hand. (i) If you throw the ball upward with double the initial speed, what new
maximum height does the ball reach? (ii) If you throw the ball upward with double the initial speed, how
long does it take to reach its new maximum height?
From the top of a tall building, you throw one ball straight up with speed v0 and one ball straight down
with speed v0. (i) Which ball has the greater speed when it reaches the ground? (ii) Which ball gets to the
ground first? (iii) Which ball has a greater displacement when it reaches the ground? (iv) Which ball has
traveled the greater distance when it hits the ground?

C03-Q05-D: Calculations.
1. What is the velocity of a stone freely falling from a height of 20 m when it strikes the ground? How long does it
take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m s-2)
2. A ball is thrown upwards with a velocity of 40 m s-1. How long does the ball stay in the air? What
height does the ball reach?
3. A ball is thrown vertically upward and it is caught again after 6 s. (i) Find the total displacement for
the whole distance travelled. (ii) Find the velocity with which it is thrown. (iii) Find the maximum
height reached. (iv) Find the average velocity for the whole distance travelled.
4. A stone is thrown vertically straight upward with 40 m s-1. What will be its respective velocities 3 s,
4 s and 5 s after it has been thrown?
5. An object is hurled vertically upwards with a speed of 50 m s-1. How long does it take the object to be
caught again? (Use g = 10 m s-2)
6. A man throws a stone vertically upward at 30 m s-1. How long does it take the stone to reach 40 m?
7. A stone, thrown by a girl, reaches a height of 20 m. How long does it take the stone to be caught back?
With what velocity does she throw the stone?
8. A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold. (i) What is the velocity of the
brick after 4.0 s? (ii) How far does the brick fall during this time?