Can you read what Mr Porter has written in your books?

Falling!

Imagine a dog being thrown out of an aeroplane.

Woof! (help!)

Force of gravity means the dog accelerates

gravity

To start, the dog is falling slowly (it has not had time to speed up).

There is really only one force acting on the dog, the force of gravity.

The dog falls faster (accelerates) due to this force.

Gravity is still bigger than air resistance

Air resistance As the dog falls faster, another force becomes bigger air resistance.

gravity

The force of gravity on the dog of course stays the same

The force of gravity is still bigger than the air resistance, so the dog continues to accelerate (get faster)

Gravity = air resistance Terminal velocity

As the dog falls faster and air resistance increases, eventually the air resistance becomes as big as (equal to) the force of gravity.

Air resistance

The dog stops getting faster (accelerating) and falls at constant velocity.

gravity

This velocity is called the terminal velocity.

Terminal Speed
The dog will continue to fall at constant speed (called the terminal speed) until.

Air resistance

air resistance = gravity

gravity

Terminal Speed

Air resistance

gravity

Oooooops!

That definitely was terminal!

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Can you stick the sheet in?

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Lets try a quick investigation

Which has the lowest terminal velocity? Shuttlecock Table tennis ball Practice golf ball Rolled up ball of A4 paper Design a results table FIRST!

Falling without air resistance

Falling without air resistance

Falling without air resistance

This time there is only one force acting in the ball - gravity

gravity

Falling without air resistance

The ball falls faster.

gravity

Falling without air resistance

The ball falls faster and faster.

gravity

Falling without air resistance

The ball falls faster and faster and faster.

It gets faster by 10 m/s every second (10 m/s2) This number is called g, the acceleration due to gravity.

gravity

Falling without air resistance

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Without air resistance objects fall faster and faster and faster. They get faster by 10 m/s every second (10 m/s2) This number is called g, the acceleration due to gravity.
gravity

Where did I come from?

Lets try a quick investigation

Which falls fastest? Big ball bearing Small ball bearing Humungus ball bearing Design a results table FIRST!

Falling without air resistance?

distance

time

Falling without air resistance?

distance

time

Falling without air resistance?

speed

time

Falling without air resistance?

speed

time

Falling without air resistance?

speed

Gradient = acceleration = 9.8 m.s-2

time

Falling with air resistance?

distance

time

Falling with air resistance?

distance

time

Falling with air resistance?

Terminal speed speed

time

Falling with air resistance?

speed

time