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EQUATION SORT!
Write each mo on equa on from the
wall under the appropriate graph.
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1. Bond the Skydiver
James Bond is in free fall after jumping from an
airplane. He sees the bad guy below, also in free fall
below him. Do you think Bond can catch up with
the bad guy? Explain your reasoning.
2. Acceleration at the top
What will be the acceleration of a ball kicked straight
upward at the moment it reaches the very top of its
trajectory?
Answers (numbers)
3. Two Golfers
Andy and Jan decide to hit golf balls off a cliff onto a flat
pasture below. Both hit the balls horizontally. Andy hits
his ball so it travels at a larger velocity than Jan’s.
1. Whose ball hits the ground first?
2. Whose ball hits the ground farther away from the cliff?
Explain your reasoning.
Jan
Jan
4. Two Golfers, again
The second time around, Andy hits his ball so it travels a
little upward while Jan hits her ball so it travels
horizontally. Both balls have the same speed as they
leave their respective tees.
1. Whose ball hits the ground first?
2. Whose ball travels a larger distance from the cliff?
Explain your reasoning.
Jan
Jan
A.
5. Ball dropped on Bus
B.
C.
You are in a bus traveling at 65 mi/hr. You drop a ball
from the ceiling. Where on the floor does the ball land?
a. In front of where the ball was dropped.
b. Directly under where the ball was dropped.
c. Slightly behind where the ball was dropped.
6. Dropping the ball from a car
Which will take longer to hit the ground; a ball dropped
from a car that is not moving or a ball dropped from a car
that is moving? Explain.
A.
B.
7. Hitting a mad scientist with an Egg.
A mad scientists is walking into the school. You are
above him on the second floor. Which position should the
scientist be at when you release the egg to hit him on the
head?
A.
B.
C.
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No
1. Bond the Skydiver
James Bond is in free fall after jumping from an
airplane. He sees the bad guy below, also in free fall
below him. Do you think Bond can catch up with
the bad guy? Explain your reasoning.
2. Acceleration at the top
What will be the acceleration of a ball kicked straight
upward at the moment it reaches the very top of its
trajectory?
Answers (numbers)
3. Two Golfers
Andy and Jan decide to hit golf balls off a cliff onto a flat
pasture below. Both hit the balls horizontally. Andy hits
his ball so it travels at a larger velocity than Jan’s.
1. Whose ball hits the ground first?
2. Whose ball hits the ground farther away from the cliff?
Explain your reasoning.
Jan
Jan
4. Two Golfers, again
The second time around, Andy hits his ball so it travels a
little upward while Jan hits her ball so it travels
horizontally. Both balls have the same speed as they
leave their respective tees.
1. Whose ball hits the ground first?
2. Whose ball travels a larger distance from the cliff?
Explain your reasoning.
Jan
Jan
A.
5. Ball dropped on Bus
B.
C.
You are in a bus traveling at 65 mi/hr. You drop a ball
from the ceiling. Where on the floor does the ball land?
a. In front of where the ball was dropped.
b. Directly under where the ball was dropped.
c. Slightly behind where the ball was dropped.
6. Dropping the ball from a car
Which will take longer to hit the ground; a ball dropped
from a car that is not moving or a ball dropped from a car
that is moving? Explain.
A.
B.
7. Hitting a mad scientist with an Egg.
A mad scientists is walking into the school. You are
above him on the second floor. Which position should the
scientist be at when you release the egg to hit him on the
head?
A.
B.
C.
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