Free Fall
We head to a football stadium to explain free fall as we work through an example problem finding the maximum height of a thrown object.
We head to a football stadium to explain free fall as we work through an example problem finding the maximum height of a thrown object.
Learning Objectives
-Define free fall.
-Understand that the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.8 m/s2 and an object in free fall is constantly experiencing this acceleration.
-Using kinematic equations, be able to calculate the initial velocity, final velocity, displacement, or time elapsed of an object in free fall.
-Define free fall.
-Understand that the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.8 m/s2 and an object in free fall is constantly experiencing this acceleration.
-Using kinematic equations, be able to calculate the initial velocity, final velocity, displacement, or time elapsed of an object in free fall.
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Vocabulary
free fall - an object in motion only under the influence of the force of gravity. |