Vectors and Projectile Motion Review

What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement?

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 11 km

• 15 km

What is the value of the angle t?

• 27
• 31
• 38
• 43

Which of the following will have the smallest vertical component?

• A
• B
• C
• D

If you drop a banana peel off a cliff, how fast is it going after 2 seconds? [Neglect air resistance]

• 4.9m/s

• 9.8m/s

• 19.6m/s

• 29.4m/s

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If you throw a tomato at an angle of 20 degrees above the horizontal, what is the vertical component of its velocity at the highest point?

• 9.8 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s

• 0 m/s²

• 0 m/s

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If you throw a tomato at an angle of 20 degrees above the horizontal, what its acceleration at the highest point?

• -9.8 m/s²

• -9.8 m/s

• 0 m/s²

• 0 m/s

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A kiwi 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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Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of the cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs off the edge at 1 m/s. Which will hit the ground first?

• A

• B

• Both at the same time

Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of the cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs off the edge at 1 m/s. Which will hit the ground farther from the base of the cliff?

• A

• B

• Both at the same distance

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What angle will give you the greatest horizontal range if the projectile lands at the same height from which it was shot?

• 30 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees