Free Fall 1. Define free fall

2. What did Galileo conclude about objects in free fall?

3. Two rocks with different weights are dropped on the surface of the moon. How does the

acceleration of the heavier rock compare to that of the lighter rock?

4. At the end of a baseball game Zoe drops her glove to the ground. Mickey tosses his glove

into the air, is the acceleration of Zoe's glove greater than, less than or equal to the

acceleration of Mickey's glove? Explain.

5. A girl on a backyard trampoline bounces straight upward with an initial velocity of

4.5ms. What is the girl's velocity when she returns to the trampoline?

6. A boy steps off the end of a 3.00-m-high diving board and drops to the water below. A.)

How much time does it take for him to reach the water? B.) What is the boy's speed on

entering the water?