Projectiles Vocabulary and Concepts

Which is another term for a projectile's horizontal displacement?

• Range

• Height

• Trajectory

• Acceleration

Which is another term for an object's vertical displacement?

• Range

• Height

• Trajectory

• Acceleration

A marble traveling at 3 m/s rolls off the edge of a 1 m high table. What is its initial vertical speed?

• -10 m/s

• 0 m/s

• -3 m/s

• -15 m/s

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In the diagram, which letter represents the vertical displacement  $\Delta\overrightarrow{y}$  ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement $\Delta\overrightarrow{x}$ ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile? 

• a cannonball thrown straight up
• a cannon ball rolling down a slope
• a cannonball rolling off a table
• a cannonball thrown in the air

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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What is the shape of the path of any projectile?

• Hyperbolic

• Linear

• Parabolic

• Logarithmic

The path that an object follows as it moves through space only under the influence of gravity (neglecting air drag) is called a

• projectile

• trajectory

• range

• independent motion path

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

The change in an object's position over time is best described by its _____

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration
• mass