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Physics of Free Fall: Understanding Motion and Gravity, Slides of Physics

The physics of free fall, where two balls are thrown with the same initial speed but in opposite directions with negligible air resistance. The concept of gravity, the constant acceleration equations, and how to calculate the initial velocity of an object based on its height and time of flight. Additionally, it touches upon exceptions to free fall caused by friction.

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Free Fall

Up and Down 

Two balls are thrown at the same initial speed, oneupward and one downward with negligible airresistance. When the balls strike the ground the ballthrown upward has a speed equal toA) four times the speed of the ball thrown downward.B) two times the speed of the ball thrown downward.C) the same speed of the ball thrown downward.D) one half the speed of the ball thrown downward.E) one quarter the speed of the ball throwndownward.

Surface Gravity 

At the surface of the Earth, gravity creates a nearlyconstant acceleration.

This gravitational acceleration is called

g

•^

g^

= 9.8 m/s

2

and is directed downward.

Note that

g

is an acceleration.

•^

Don’t be fooled by phrases like g-force.

-^

g^

can be used as a unit of acceleration.

Up and Down 

The constant accelerationequations apply for

a

g.

The position is now

y

, in the

vertical direction.

0

0

2

y

t

v

gt

y^

 ^

^

^

^

0 0 0 2 0 2 y

v g v v

v g v

y^

     

v

t

y

t

v y^0 0

Initialupwardsvelocity

Negative slope =

g

Velocityhere is –

v^0

Exceptions to Free Fall 

On Earth’s surface downward acceleration isconstant.

Why do we observe that different objects acceleratedifferently?

•^

Friction reduces the total acceleration.

-^

We think about velocity instead of acceleration.

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