Projectile motion

Front

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

Back

zero

Front

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile in real life?

Back

0 m/s²

Front

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile in real life?

Back

9.8 m/s²

Front

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.

Back

parabolic

Front

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

Back

stays the same

Front

A projectile is launched with a horizontal speed of 54 m/s. Ignoring air resistance, after 2 seconds it's horizontal speed is...

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54 m/s

Front

A skateboarder rolls off a bridge into the river. If the skateboarder was originally moving at 7.0 m/s, how much time did the skateboarder spend in the air?

Back

0.79 s

Front

As the angle between a vector and the horizontal axis is increased from 15 to 90 degrees, what happens to the magnitude of its vertical component?

Back

Increases

Front

A lucky penny is tossed horizontally with a velocity of 15 m/s from a height of 100. m above the ground. How long will it take the penny to hit the ground?

Back

4.5 s

Front

A cannon ball is launched horizontally off a cliff with a velocity of 4 m/s. The cliff is 20 m high. Approximately how far from the base of the cliff, does the cannon ball land?

Back

8 m