Free Fall — Year 10 GCSE Physics Worked Examples | IGCSE Exam Questions & Revision

Drop a hammer and a feather together with no air in the way, and they land at the same instant. Here's why — and the one equation that solves any motion question where time is never mentioned. This is Week 5 of the Year 10 Physics Autumn course (Higher/Extended): deriving v² = u² + 2as from a velocity–time graph, braking distances, free fall with g = 9.8 m/s², impact speeds, maximum heights and flight times for a ball thrown straight up, the signed velocity–time graph of a throw, the height–time parabola, objects thrown downwards, and the five traps that catch people out. Matched to GCSE Physics and Combined Science (AQA, Edexcel, OCR) and IGCSE Physics (Edexcel International, Cambridge 0625). Every answer worked in full. Timestamps below. Pause where the PAUSE cue appears and actually attempt them — that is the part that makes it stick. #GCSEPhysics #FreeFall #SUVAT #Year10 #NovaGCSE ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 The hammer and the feather 0:07 What you'll be able to do 0:15 Deriving v² = u² + 2as 1:11 When to use it — and the square-root trap 2:14 Worked: braking distance 3:14 Your turn — no time given 4:11 Why everything falls at the same rate 5:04 g = 9.8 m/s² — the number and the words 6:01 Worked: dropped from 20 m 7:01 Your turn — dropped 7:58 Thrown straight up — three key moments 8:57 Worked: maximum height 10:04 The v–t graph of a throw 11:08 Your turn — thrown up 12:04 Worked: thrown downwards 13:04 The height–time parabola 13:56 Your turn — mixed 14:55 Five traps in free-fall questions 15:38 Final challenge 15:45 Final challenge — solutions 17:12 Recap and what's next New lesson every day this half-term, matched to where you actually are in the course. Year 10 and Year 11 Maths and Physics. This video uses AI-generated narration and visuals as part of our production process. The full Year 10 Physics playlist is on the channel.