There are two ways to live your life - one is as
though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a
miracle.
- Einstein
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.
Effect of Mass On Free Fall
Rutgers U.
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Free Fall - D vs. t Plot
Rutgers
U.
Distance and Time
Rutgers U.
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
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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 moon. |
Label the slope pictured above
that could be Jupiter?
Moon?
Top Line: Jupiter
Bottom Line: Moon
What does the d vs t plot
for
free fall look like?
Free Fall Problems
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