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Science Starter! A frustrated student drops a book out of a window that is 18 m above the ground. A curious student below notices that it takes 1.92 s.

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1 Science Starter! A frustrated student drops a book out of a window that is 18 m above the ground. A curious student below notices that it takes 1.92 s for the book to reach the ground. (a) Draw and label a diagram of the scenario, and identify all variables. (b) Determine the acceleration of the book, rounding to one decimal place, assuming it was dropped with zero initial velocity.

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3 Free Fall Section 3.3

4 “Terminal Velocity” Listen for and record the following information: 1.Fall Time 2.Drop Height 3.Fall Distance

5 With the information from the video: (a)Sketch a diagram of the rider’s fall. Indicate starting and ending positions. (b) Convert values into their base units. (c) Calculate the acceleration of the rider (m/s 2 ), rounding your answer to ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

6 Free-Fall -Object starts at rest (v o = 0 m/s) - In equations, “y” is used for distance (not “x”). -Object falls solely under the influence of gravity (Resistive forces of air resistance are ignored) Acceleration due to gravity: a g = - 9.8 m/s 2 “g” = 9.8 m/s 2

7 Galileo Galilee Father of Modern Science Refuted Aristotle’s “Natural Motion” theory Supported Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the solar system A brief biography...

8 Does ‘weight’ matter?


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