During a demonstration of the gravitational force on falling objects to her class, sarah drops an 11 lb. bowling ball from the top of the science building. determine distance the ball has traveled after falling for 1.0 second, ignoring air resistance and given the gravitational acceleration of 9.8 m/sec^2. a) 4.9 m b) 11 m c) 20 m d) 32 m

The instant it was dropped, the ball had zero speed.

After falling for 1 second, its speed was 9.8 m/s straight down (gravity).

Its AVERAGE speed for that 1 second was (1/2) (0 + 9.8) = 4.9 m/s.

Falling for 1 second at an average speed of 4.9 m/s, is covered 4.9 meters.

ANYTHING you drop does that, if air resistance doesn't hold it back.

double the distance = divide strength by 4