Projectile Motion Quiz

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?

• 9.8 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s
• 0 m/s²
• 0 m/s

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.

• True
• False

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²
• 10 m/s
• None of the above

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²
• 19 m/s
• None of the above

An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees.  Which is in the air for longer? (assume no air resistance)

• 25 degrees
• 65 degrees
• same for both

An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees.  Which one rises to a higher height? (assume no air resistance)

• 25 degrees
• 65 degrees
• same for both

An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees.  Which one has the greater range?   (assume no air resistance)

• 25 degrees
• 65 degrees
• same for all

Which angle will produce the greatest range (in the absence of air resistance)?

• 0 degrees
• 45 degrees
• 65 degrees
• 90 degrees

Which angle will produce the greatest height (in the absence of air resistance)?

• 0 degrees
• 45 degrees
• 90 degrees
• none of these

If a bullet is horizontally shot at the same moment another bullet is dropped from the same height, which will hit the ground first?

• Shot Bullet
• Dropped Bullet
• Hit at Same Time
• Not enough information