Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Non-uniform motion

Non-uniform motion — practice question

A skydiver, falling straight down through the air, opens his parachute. Which row gives the skydiver’s velocity immediately after the parachute opens?

  • Adirection of velocity downwards; magnitude of velocity decreases
  • Bdirection of velocity downwards; magnitude of velocity increases
  • Cdirection of velocity upwards; magnitude of velocity decreases
  • Ddirection of velocity upwards; magnitude of velocity increases

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