Free Fallin'
I. Motion of objects moving freely under the force of gravity.
Free
Fall (NOT!)
Galileo (1564 - 1642)
Credit: Original portrait by
Justus
Sustermans painted in 1636.
Free Fall - D vs. t Plot - Rutgers U.
Distance and Time - Rutgers U.
Intro to Gravity - St. Mary's Physics
Gravity/Moon - Feather & Hammer - NASA
| All objects falling near the surface of the earth accelerate at a constant rate of -9.8 m/s2 (neglecting air resistance) |
g = - 9.8 m/s2
Rounding off g we get -10 m/s2
Ex) An object thrown upward at +40 m/s
Velocity and Time - St. Mary's H.S. Physics
A. Motion diagram for free fall on any planet or moon
| Acceleration due to gravity is CONSTANT
near the surface of any planet or the moon. |
Label the slope pictured above that could be Jupiter? Moon?
Answer
Top line: Jupiter
Bottom Line: Moon
What does the d vs t plot for free fall look like?
