Understanding Acceleration Due to Gravity Vectors

Discover the direction of acceleration due to gravity vectors for various scenarios such as a pebble dropped from a bridge, a baseball tossed up in the air, a football thrown at a 45-degree angle, and more. Explore how vectors can be represented to show both magnitude and direction, helping in visualizing the concept effectively.

• Gravity
• Vectors
• Acceleration
• Physics
• Direction

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1. Direction of acceleration due to gravity vectors

2. * Acceleration due to gravity is a vector quantity.

3. Vectors can be represented by an arrow to show magnitude and direction

4. On your whiteboards, draw the direction of acceleration for the following objects. The dashed line represents its path. * not drawn to scale

5. #1. A pebble dropped from a bridge *

6. #1. A pebble dropped from a bridge * The vector is oriented down.

7. #2. A baseball tossed up in the air, halfway up the path *

8. #2. A baseball tossed up in the air, halfway upthe path * The vector is oriented down.

9. #3. A baseball tossed up in the air, at the top *

10. #3. A baseball tossed up in the air, at the top * The vector is oriented down.

11. #4. A baseball tossed up in the air, right before it strikes the ground *

12. #4. A baseball tossed up in the air, right before it strikes the ground * The vector is oriented down.

13. #5. A football is thrown at a 450 angle, at the top of its path *

14. #5. A football is thrown at a 450 angle, at the top of its path * The vector is oriented down.

15. #6. A cannonball rolling off a table *

16. #6. A cannonball rolling off a table * The vector is oriented down.

17. What can you summarize about the direction of the vector representing acceleration of all these objects? What are other examples?

18. The rock pebble football and all have different masses. How does this affect the magnitude of the acceleration vectors? On Earth, what would its magnitude be?