Unit 6. Day 18 Homework
Vertical Motion Practice
1. A ball is thrown upward from the top of 50 ft building at 20 ft/s. How long will it take before it hits the
ground?
2. A penny is dropped from a height of 196 feet off a bridge. After how many seconds will the penny hit
the water?
Unit 6. Day 18 Homework
Vertical Motion Practice
1. A ball is thrown upward from the top of 50 ft building at 20 ft/s. How long will it take before it hits the
ground?
2. A penny is dropped from a height of 196 feet off a bridge. After how many seconds will the penny hit
the water?
3. A rescue pilot drops a survival kit with a downward velocity of 160m/s while her plane is flying at an
unknown altitude. If it takes 10 seconds for the kit to reach the ground, at what height was the kit
dropped? Calculator OK!
4. You decide to jump off a cliff into the ocean in Hawaii while vacationing with your family. The cliff is
480 feet above sea level. How far from the water are you after 4.5 seconds if you jump upwards at a
rate of 16 feet per second? Calculator OK!
3. A rescue pilot drops a survival kit with a downward velocity of 160m/s while her plane is flying at an
unknown altitude. If it takes 10 seconds for the kit to reach the ground, at what height was the kit
dropped? Calculator OK!
4. You decide to jump off a cliff into the ocean in Hawaii while vacationing with your family. The cliff is
480 feet above sea level. How far from the water are you after 4.5 seconds if you jump upwards at a
rate of 16 feet per second? Calculator OK