Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile?

a cannon ball rolling down a slope

a cannonball thrown straight up

a cannonball rolling off a table

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?

Both objects reach the maximum height

unable to determine with the given information

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?

Both objects hit the ground at the same time

unable to determine with the given information

You are trying to hit a friend with a water balloon. He is sitting in the window of his dorm room directly across the street. You aim straight at him and shoot. Just when you shoot, he falls out of the window! Does the water balloon hit him?

maybe�it depends on the speed of the shot

Which one of the following statements is true concerning the motion of an ideal projectile launched at an angle of 45 degrees to the horizontal?

The vertical speed decreases on the way up and increases on the way down.

The acceleration vector points opposite to the velocity vector on the way up and in the same direction as the velocity vector on the way down.

The speed at the top of the trajectory is zero.

The object's total speed remains constant during the entire flight.

What is happening at E?

Steady speed; returning to start position

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Fast to slow; Negative direction

Slow to fast; Negative direction

Fast to slow; Positive direction

Slow to fast; Positive direction

In a Distance vs Time graph what is the slope? In a Velocity vs Time? Choose the most correct answer.

Distance Traveled, Change in Velocity

What happens to the total distance that a ball travels as it falls off the side of a cliff?

The distance increases at a nonuniform rate

The distance increases at a uniform rate

The distance decreases at a uniform rate

Two stones are thrown off the cliff with identical initial speeds v 0 , but at equal angles that are below and above the horizontal. Compare the stones velocity as they hit the water.

Object 1's velocity is greater.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Rock A is thrown horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s and Rock B is dropped from the same height at the same time. Which will hit the ground first.

Rock A

Rock B

Both will hit at the same time

Unable to determine

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

9.8 m/s²

9.8 m/s

0 m/s²

0 m/s

A 5kg red ball is thrown horizontally at a speed of 4m/s from a height of 4 meters. A 8kg green ball is thrown horizontally from the same height at a speed of 6m/s. Compared to the time it takes the red ball to reach the ground, the time it takes the green ball to reach the ground is which of the following?

half as much

twice as much

four times as much

the same

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following shapes is seen in the path of a projectile?

straight line

parabola

circle

hyperbola

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The initial velocity of a projectile has a horizontal component of 5m/s and a vertical component of 6m/s. At the highest point of the projectile's trajectory what is (A) the horizontal velocity (B) the vertical velocity?

(A)25m/s, (B) 10m/s

(A) 5m/s, (B) 0m/s

(A) 10m/s, (B) 24m/s

(A) 0m/s, (B) 3m/s

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

-9.8 m/s²

-9.8 m/s

0 m/s²

0 m/s

The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is independent of...

it's range

time

the vertical component

none of these

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Projectiles

Rock A is thrown horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s and Rock B is dropped from the same height at the same time. Which will hit the ground first.

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

Which of the following shapes is seen in the path of a projectile?

The initial velocity of a projectile has a horizontal component of 5m/s and a vertical component of 6m/s. At the highest point of the projectile's trajectory what is (A) the horizontal velocity (B) the vertical velocity?

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

The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is independent of...

Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile?

What acts on a projectile in the y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?

A projectile is launched from a height with an initial velocity v_0,x. The v_f,xrepresents the final horizontal velocity before impact.

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Projectiles

Rock A is thrown horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s and Rock B is dropped from the same height at the same time. Which will hit the ground first.

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

Which of the following shapes is seen in the path of a projectile?

The initial velocity of a projectile has a horizontal component of 5m/s and a vertical component of 6m/s. At the highest point of the projectile's trajectory what is (A) the horizontal velocity (B) the vertical velocity?

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

The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is independent of...

Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile?

What acts on a projectile in the y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?

A projectile is launched from a height with an initial velocity v0,x. The vf,x represents the final horizontal velocity before impact.

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A projectile is launched from a height with an initial velocity v_0,x. The v_f,xrepresents the final horizontal velocity before impact.