Free-Falling Objects

A set of vocabulary flashcards focusing on key terms and concepts related to free-falling objects and uniformly accelerated motion.

Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM)

Motion in which an object experiences an increase or decrease in velocity at the same rate throughout the motion.

Free Fall Motion

Motion of an object or body solely influenced by gravity, with negligible air resistance.

Galileo Galilei

An Italian physicist and astronomer known for formulating concepts and calculations governing free fall motion.

Air Resistance

A frictional force opposing the motion of a falling object, increasing with speed and surface area.

Acceleration due to gravity (g)

Constant acceleration experienced by an object in free fall, approximately -9.8 m/s² downward.

Negative acceleration

Also known as deceleration, it occurs when an object's velocity decreases over time.

Positive uniform acceleration

When both acceleration and velocity are in the same direction.

Velocity

The speed of an object in a specific direction, represented as a vector quantity.

Air friction

Another name for air resistance, indicating the force opposing the motion of falling objects.

Free-falling objects

All objects, regardless of size or mass, fall with the same acceleration when air resistance is negligible.