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A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground?
the velocity increases
the velocity decreases
the velocity remain constant
A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the velocity as the ball rises in the air?
the velocity increases
the velocity decreases
the velocity remains constant
Free fall is any motion of a body where ____ is the only force acting upon it.
body attraction
tension
gravity
velocity
Two rocks with different size and mass are dropped from the same height. Which of the rock will reach the ground first?
greater rock
smaller rock
both reach the ground at the same time
Which of the following graphs best represents free fall motion?
A ball is thrown vertically upward from the surface of the earth. Consider the following quantities:
(I) the displacement of the ball
(II) the velocity of the ball
(III) the acceleration of the ball
Which of these is (are) zero when the ball has reached the maximum height?
II only
I and III only
I and II only
I only
A rock from a volcanic eruption is launched straight up into the air with no appreciable air resistance. Which one of the following statements about this rock while it is in the air is correct?
On the way up, its velocity is upward, and at the highest point its velocity is zero.
On the way down, its velocity is downward, and at the highest point its acceleration is zero.
Throughout the motion, the velocity is always in the same direction as the acceleration.
The acceleration is downward at all point in the motion except that is zero at the highest point.
Juan is standing on the top observation deck of the Eiffel Tower in Paris at a height of 300 meters. He drops his cell phone. How fast will the phone be traveling when it hits the ground? Ignore the effect of air resistance.
9.8 m/s
76.68 m/s
149.76 m/s
46.99 m/s
If an object is in free fall for three seconds, how fast will it be falling at the end of its motion?
9.8 m/s
19.6 m/s
29.4 m/s
39.2 m/s
A unicyclist pedals 40 hours at 5 miles per hour without making any stops. How far does she get?
200 miles
8 miles
35 miles
45 miles
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