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Free Fall
Review of free fall, weight and mass
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| measure of gravity's force on an object | weight |
| constant velocity reached by falling object when gravity and air resistance is equal | terminal |
| motion on a body when only gravity is acting on it | free fall |
| path of object dropped from a plane seen from the ground | curved |
| path of object dropped from a plane seen from that plane | straight |
| measure of the amount of matter an object has | mass |
| affect of mass on the downward acceleration of objects near the Earth's surface | none |
| path taken by projectiles | curved |
| quantity that does not change based on location | mass |
| SI unit for mass | kg |
| SI unit for weight | N |