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Reading Quiz: Acceleration and Free Fall

Answers must be submitted by 8am Friday, Dec 7th.

Read P3 Chapter 5 - Section 3 up to "Displacement Under Constant Acceleration" + Section 4 up to the Example Problem. Then answer the following questions:

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1.  How does acceleration appear on a velocity-time graph ? (one word) 

Recall that we learned in Lab M2 that if an object is slowing down, its velocity-vs-time graph is approaching zero. Consider the two velocity-vs-time graphs in Figure 5-13. Case A and Case B both describe the same motion: a ball rolling up and down a hill.

2.   Explain briefly (six words or fewer) what causes the two graphs to be different even though the ball has exactly the same motion in the two cases.
 

3.  In both cases, the ball’s acceleration is constant. Explain briefly (5 words or fewer) how you can tell this fact from looking at the two graphs. 

4. In both cases, during what time interval is the ball slowing down ?
From until  

5. In both cases, during what time interval is the ball speeding up ?
From until  

6. Consider both graphs carefully. Then complete the following four statements to make them true in all cases. For all four statements, the answer is only one word (either positive or negative)

a. An object that has a positive velocity is slowing down if it has a acceleration.

b. An object that has a positive velocity is speeding up if it has a acceleration.

c. An object that has a negative velocity is slowing down if it has a acceleration.

d. An object that has a negative velocity is speeding up if it has a acceleration.

7. Suppose an object is dropped from rest near Earth’s surface. After falling for 3 seconds, what will its velocity be ? Express your answer to three significant figures. Assume that the positive direction is chosen to be downward.

8. What is the only force acting on an object that is in “free fall” ? (one word)

9. In what direction do freely falling objects near Earth’s surface accelerate ?  (one word)

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