About This Lesson

Welcome to Freely Falling Objects, the fifth lesson in Unit 2: Kinematics.

This lesson applies kinematics to objects falling under gravity alone.

How to Use This Lesson

1. Watch the teaching video
2. Complete the worksheet
3. Check your answers
4. Use the worked video solutions for any problems you want to review step by step

Teaching Video

In this video, I discuss a specific type of acceleration related to objects falling freely through the air. I use motion graphs to help explain the concept, introduce the known value for Earth's acceleration due to gravity near its surface, and work through a sample problem.

Practice Materials

Use the resources below to practice the concepts from this lesson. Try to complete the worksheet on your own before checking the answer key.

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• Download Worksheet (2.05 Freely Falling Objects)
• Download Answer Key (2.05 Freely Falling Objects)
  
  

Worked Solutions

The videos below walk through each worksheet problem step by step.

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Problem 4

Problem 5

Problem 6

Problem 7

Problem 8

Next Step
When you’re ready, continue to 2.06 Projectile Motion.