Horizontal Projectile Motion - Practice

A ball rolls off of a horizontal table and falls to the ground. The instant the ball leaves the table its vertical velocity (v_i) is...

• -9.8m/s

• Unknown

• 0m/s

• 9.8m/s

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A ball is rolling across a table with a horizontal velocity of 2m/s. It rolls off a table that's 2m tall. How far does the ball land away from the table?

• 1.26 m Away

• 4.13 m Away

• 0.98 m Away

• 3.45 m Away

A ball is thrown horizontally at a height of 2.2 meters at a velocity of 65 m/s. How far did the ball travel horizontally when it hit the ground?

• 14.3 m

• 30.55 m

• 65 m

• 43.55 m

A bullet is fired horizontally at a height of 1.3 meters at a velocity of 950 m/s. Assume no air resistance. How long until the bullet reaches the ground?

• 0.52 s

• 0.27 s

• 0.13 s

• 0.36 s

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A ball is launched from a cliff. At what height is the ball launched if it takes 3 seconds to hit the ground? (d_y)

• 3.00 m

• 29.4 m

• 44.1 m

• 88.3 m

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A ball is launched horizontally at 12 m/s from a 60-m high cliff. What is the acceleration of the ball in the y-direction after it leaves the cliff?

• 0 m/s²

• 12 m/s²

• 9.81 m/s²

• 24 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

An arrow is shot horizontally at a speed of 40 m/s from a bow held 1.5 meters above the ground. It misses the target and hits the ground. How much time does it take for the arrow to hit the ground?

• .55 s

• 55 s

• .31 s

• 11 s

An arrow is shot horizontally at a speed of 40 m/s from a bow held 1.5 meters above the ground. It takes the arrow .55 seconds to reach the ground. How far does the arrow travel horizontally before hitting the ground?

• 22 meters

• 60 meters

• .825 meters

• 62 meters

A cliff diver must clear rocks that extend 20 meters out from the cliff's edge when diving from a cliff that is 10 meters above the water below. How much time passes before the diver hits the water after jumping?

• 1.42 seconds

• 200 seconds

• 2 seconds

• .5 seconds

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A cliff diver must clear rocks that extend 15 meters out from the cliff's edge when diving from a cliff that is 40 meters above the water below. What minimum horizontal speed must the diver have in order to clear the rocks below?

• 5.26 m/s

• 6.2 m/s

• 600 m/s

• 2.66 m/s

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