2.

3 FREE FALL FORCE &

MOTION I
MOTION
 FREE FALL MOTION & GRAVITATIONAL
ACCELERATION

An object experiences free fall if the motion of

the object is affected only by gravitational
force.
 Free falling object does not experience the
action of other forces.
Eg: air resistance or friction.

The apple falling from the

tree.
Is this a free fall motion?
IMPORTANT
OBSERVE AND STATE YOUR IDEA
 DISCUSS

 Why do the falling paper and tennis ball reach the

floor at different times in the (a)?
 The paper in (b) is the same piece of paper. Why
does the paper before and after being crumples fall
at different rates?
In daily life, we see that heavy objects fall
and reach the ground faster than the light
object, this is due to other force as air
resistance.

If there is no air resistance, objects of

different masses fall with the same
acceleration. – this can happen in a
vacuum.
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THE ACCELERATION OF A FREE FALLING OBJECT
CAUSED BY GRAVITATIONAL FORCE KNOWN AS:
GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION, 𝒈

9.81 m/s

g = 9.81 ms-2
 SOMETHING TO PONDER

Since earth is full with air, but

don’t all of the things fall
through the air? How can free
fall happen on earth?
 WE INCLUDE AIR RESISTANCE IN THE
MOTION WHEN:

1.Object has small weight.

2.Object has large surface
area.
3.Object has longer fall time
Eg: sky diving.
 FREE FALL
Thus, most of the object we see fall on earth
are considered as free fall are usually:
1. Heavy enough
2. Small surface area Ignore the air
3. Only fall for a fraction resistance
of a seconds