Projectile Motion

What is the vertical 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

As an object travels through the air, its vertical velocity 

• changes continuously
• remains the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

What force acts in the y direction (vertical) that causes an object to travel in a parabolic (curved) path?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Tension

• No force acting.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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

Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object has the greatest maximum height height?

• A
• B
• Both objects reach the maximum height
• unable to determine with the given information

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object will hit the ground first?

• A
• B
• Both objects hit the ground at the same time
• unable to determine with the given information

Who do you agree with?

• Anita: “A projectile’s v_x changes because of gravity, and its v_y remains constant.”

• Barry: “Both v_x and v_y are constant.”

• Chris: “A projectile has no acceleration in the vertical dimension but it does accelerate horizontally.”

• Dave: “A projectile has vertical acceleration and a constant horizontal velocity”

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