Terminal Velocity Weightlessness Free Fall Air Resistance

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Physics
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9th - 11th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When the air resistance or drag is equal and opposite to the weight of the object you would call this
terminal velocity
gravitational weight
flux capacitor
rotational inertia
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
An object in free fall _________________ as it falls
gets slower
gets faster
has a constant speed
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
To create the most air drag (resistance) , a parachute needs to
have a small surface area
be light
have a lot of surface area
be heavy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A force that is opposite to motion of a falling object is_____
equilibrium
gravity
air drag
Normal force
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A falling object will slow down only when ______
Force of gravity becomes greater than drag force
normal force becomes greater than gravity
drag force of air becomes more than gravity
gravity = drag force of air
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which force of the following will help a skydiver to reach terminal velocity?
Force of gravity
Normal force
Drag force of air
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A 900 N skydiver reached a constant terminal velocity while in the air, what is the drag force (air resistance)?
450N up
450N down
900N up
900N down
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which one is a contact force?
air drag
weight
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Just after she jumps out of the plane (before the parachute opens). The net force will be
zero
upward
downward
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
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