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UNIFORMLY

ACCELERATED
MOTION IN VERTICAL
DIMENSION
Uniformly Accelerated Motion that
takes place in a vertical direction is
called “FREE-FALL”.
Anytime an object moves vertically,
either going upwards, or going
downwards, we say it is in Free-fall.
There are two key, critical concepts that we must
understand when discussing objects in Free-fall motion:

1. The constant acceleration of the object is


ALWAYS directed downwards due to the
influence of Earth’s gravity;
• the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is
referred to as “g”, and has a value of 9.8
m/s2 .
Because of sign conventions, where we choose up to be the
positive direction and down to be the negative, we will say that,
in Free-fall, the vertical acceleration of an object is -g = -9.8
m/s^2

The acceleration
is -9.8 m/s2
regardless of the
direction of the
object’s motion
There are two key, critical concepts that we must
understand when discussing objects in Free-fall motion:

2. When an object is in Free-fall, we will always


ignore any effects that air resistance may have
on the object’s motion

Free Fall- when an object is acted upon by the


sole influence of gravity
Facts: The following are always true for Free-fall motion...
● The acceleration is -9.8 m/s2 regardless of the direction of
the object’s motion
● The velocity is positive when the object is moving upwards,
and negative when the object is moving downwards
● If an object is “dropped”, its initial velocity v 0y = 0
○ implying its initial position is the highest point it will reach,
and its displacement and final velocity must be negative
● The velocity is zero when the object reaches its highest point
Calculate the Calculate the final
height using the Calculate the velocity
velocity of the ball
of the ball
formula
h= ½ (since vi = 0)
(since vi = 0)
= final velocity
= final velocity
h= height (m) = -9.8m/s^2
a= acceleration
= acceleration due to t= time h=height
gravity (-9.8 m/s^2)
t= time (s)
DROP
ME!!
OBJECTIVES
• Record the time for the ball to reach the ground
• Calculate the height of the building

MATERIALS
• Stopwatch
• Ball
• Long string
PROCEDURE
1. Look for a tall building in your school. Drop the tennis ball from the
tall building.
2. Using the stopwatch, ask your classmate to record the time it takes
the ball to reach the ground. Record your data.
3. Calculate the height covered by the ball using the formula h= ½
4. Using the data from the table, calculate the final velocity of the ball
using formula vf=at
5. Using a very long string, get the actual height of the building.
Trial Time, t (s) Height, h (m)

Average
Guide Questions:
1.What is the velocity of the ball just before it
hits the ground?
2.How will you compare the actual height of
the building from the result of the
experiment?
3.What is percentage error?
4.What is the acceleration of the ball?
Sample Problem:
Zed is playing with a ball on top of the
building but the ball fell and hits the ground
after 2.6 s, what is the final velocity of the
ball just before it hits the ground and how
high is the building
Given:
ag= -9.8 m/s^2
Assume vi= 0 m/s
t= 2.6s

Find:
Vf=?
h=?

vf=vi + agt
Vf= 0 + (-9.8 m/s^2)(2.6s)
vf= -26 m/s

h= vit + ½ (-9.8m/s^2) (2.6s)^2


h=33m

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