Projectile Motion

Front

A ball thrown straight up takes 8 total seconds to complete its journey all the way up and down. 1 second into its journey and 7 seconds into its journey the magnitude of its velocity will be ______________ and its direction _______________. Options: opposite, the same; the same, opposite; the same, the same; opposite, opposite.

Back

the same, opposite

Front

If a ball thrown straight up into the air takes 4 seconds to reach the top (peak), how long will it take to travel from the peak back to the original position?

Back

4s

Front

The fact that an apple and a watermelon, dropped simultaneously from the same height, would hit the ground at the same time indicates that

Back

acceleration is independent of mass.

Front

The initial horizontal velocity of a projectile is ____ its final horizontal velocity.

Back

equal to

Front

What is true about the vertical velocity of a projectile launched horizontally?

Back

It increases due to gravity as it falls.

Front

If two projectiles are launched at two different heights, 2m and 10m, which one will reach the ground first?

Back

2m

Front

Which hits the ground first if they start at the same height: a dropped ball or a ball launched with a horizontal velocity?

Back

they both hit at the same time

Front

Where is the airplane when the bomb hits the ground? Options: above the bomb, before the bomb, past the bomb.

Back

above the bomb

Front

What is the velocity of an object launched straight up at its highest point?

Back

zero

Front

The path followed by a projectile is also known as its

Back

trajectory