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-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

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 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

Two balls of the same mass begin at a height of 2m. One is released from rest while the other begins with a horizontal velocity of 5m/s. Which object its the ground first?

• Ball A
• Ball B
• Both balls his the ground at the same time
• unable to determine with information given

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

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

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A ball is thrown horizontally at a height of 2.2 meters at a velocity of 65 m/s. Assume no air resistance. How long until the ball reaches the ground?

• 0.45 s
• 0.67 s
• 0.22 s
• 0.47 s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4