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Freefall Worksheet

This document provides 5 freefall problems to solve using the equations for velocity, acceleration due to gravity, and displacement. The problems involve calculating velocities and distances of objects falling from heights such as a tower, dorm building, Eiffel Tower, and a seagull. Solutions should be provided with the correct number of significant figures and the final answers boxed.

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Freefall Worksheet

This document provides 5 freefall problems to solve using the equations for velocity, acceleration due to gravity, and displacement. The problems involve calculating velocities and distances of objects falling from heights such as a tower, dorm building, Eiffel Tower, and a seagull. Solutions should be provided with the correct number of significant figures and the final answers boxed.

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Kent White
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Freefall Worksheet

Work the problems using the following equations and dont forget to give your answer
using the correct number of significant figures. Draw a box around your answers.

g = 9.81 m/s2

v=gt

d = g t2

1. I drop a penny from the top of the tower at the front of Fort Collins High School and
it takes 1.85 seconds to hit the ground. Calculate the velocity in m/s after 1.10
seconds of freefall and calculate the velocity at impact in mi/hr.

2. If I drop a watermelon from the top of one of the tower dorms at CSU, and it takes
3.34 seconds to hit the ground, calculate how tall the building is in meters and then
convert into feet.

3. You are walking in Paris alongside the Eiffel Tower and suddenly a croissant
smacks you on the head and knocks you to the ground. From your handy dandy
tourist guidebook you find that the height of the Eiffel Tower is 300.5 m. If you
neglect air resistance, calculate how many seconds the croissant dropped before it
tagged you on the head.

4. During the latter part of your European vacation, you are hanging out at the beach
at the gold coast of Spain. As you are laying in your chaise lounge soaking up the
warm Mediterranean sun, a large glob of seagull poop hits you in the face. Since
you got an A in ICPE you are able to estimate the impact velocity at 98.5 m/s.
Neglecting air resistance, calculate how high up the seagull was flying when it
pooped.

5. If you were to throw a large log over the edge of the Grand Canyon and it took 5.65
seconds to hit the ground, calculate the velocity of the log at impact in m/s and
calculate the distance the log fell in feet.

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