CAIE IGCSE Physics: Acceleration Due to Gravity Question Bank
Practise reasoning about free fall near Earth, where objects have constant acceleration g when air resistance is ignored.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- apply constant g to compare falling balls of different masses or heights
- distinguish free fall in air from motion when air resistance is ignored
1.2.8—Acceleration of free fall g for an question 1
A coconut falls from a palm tree. At X, it has just started falling. Y is the point just before it hits the ground.
What is the acceleration of the coconut at X ?
(Air resistance can be ignored.)
A
zero
B
less than that at Y
C
the same as that at Y
D
more than that at Y
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