Projectile Motion

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

• 9.8 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s
• 0 m/s²
• 0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

An object is projected horizontally from a cliff.  The time it takes to hit the ground is

• more than if it was just dropped
• less than if it was just dropped
• the same amount of time than if it was just dropped
• impossible to determine

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

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

Which angle will produce the greatest range (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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If a bullet is horizontally shot at the same moment another bullet is dropped from the same height, which has a larger vertical speed when they hit the ground?

• Shot Bullet
• Dropped Bullet
• Same for Both