Projectile Motion

If you drop a banana, how fast is it going after 2 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 30 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

• 10 m/s²

• 10 m/s

• 0 m/s²

• 0 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If I throw a crayon straight up at 12m/s, how fast is its speed when i catch it at the same height?

• 6 m/s
• 12 m/s
• 18 m/s
• 24 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Two objects - one with mass m and the other with mass 2m - are released from rest at the same height. Which object hits the ground first?

• mass m
• mass 2m
• both objects hit the ground at the same time
• unable to determine with information given

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the shape of the path of any projectile?

• Hyperbola

• Hypotenuse

• Parabola

• Diagonal

Does vertical velocity change as a projectile rises and falls?

• yes 
• no

Does horizontal velocity change as a projectile rises and falls?

• yes

• no