King’s College Senior Secondary Physics

A225 – Free Fall Motion Assignment

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Three Steps on Calculations in Physics:  Formula;  Substitution;  Answer

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1. Raindrops fall to Earth from a cloud 1700 above the Earth surface. If they were not slowed by air
resistance, how fast would the drops be moving when they strike the ground? (2 marks)

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3. An object is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 24 m s-1. Find

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(a) the height from which the particle was released. (2 marks)

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A hot air balloon is ascending the rate of 12 m s-1 and is 80 m above the ground when a ball is dropped.

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6. A model rocket is fired vertically and rises with a constant vertical acceleration of 4 m s-2 for 6 s. Its
fuel is then exhausted and it continues as a free-fall particle. Find the maximum height reached by the

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7. A coin is thrown vertically upward a certain distance into the air. How much higher must they be
tossed if they are spent twice as much time in the air? (3 marks)