Free Fall Fundamentals
Explore the principles of free fall, gravity, and air resistance with this Grade 7 Science worksheet.
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Free Fall Fundamentals
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
1. What is the primary force acting on an object in free fall?
Air resistance
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
2. In a vacuum, which object would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height?
A feather
A bowling ball
Both would hit at the same time
It depends on their mass
3. The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth is called .
4. When an object is in free fall, its speed over time due to gravity.
5. Free fall is defined as the motion of an object solely under the influence of .
6. Air resistance has no effect on objects in free fall.
True
False
7. All objects fall at the same rate in a vacuum, regardless of their mass.
True
False
8. Explain why a feather falls slower than a rock on Earth, but would fall at the same rate on the Moon.
9. Describe what 'terminal velocity' means in the context of free fall.
10. Observe the image below. Imagine a single drop of water falling over this waterfall. What forces are acting on it as it falls?
