Introduction to Free Fall
Explore the basic concepts of free fall, gravity, and air resistance suitable for 6th-grade science students.
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Introduction to Free Fall
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What force causes objects to fall towards the Earth?
Friction
Gravity
Magnetism
Air Resistance
2. Which of these objects would experience the most air resistance when dropped from the same height?
A bowling ball
A feather
A rock
A golf ball
3. The force of gravity pulls all objects towards the of the Earth.
4. When an object is in free fall, the only force acting on it is .
5. Air is a force that opposes the motion of an object through the air.
6. All objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum.
True
False
7. A heavier object always falls faster than a lighter object.
True
False
8. Describe what 'free fall' means in your own words.
9. Explain why a crumpled piece of paper falls faster than a flat piece of paper.
10. Observe the image below. Imagine a ball falling from the top of this waterfall. What forces are acting on the ball as it falls?
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