Projectile Motion

The shape of the path a projectile follows...

• circular
• linear
• wavy
• parabolic

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?(neglect air resistance) 

• 0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

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If you drop a banana, how fast is it going after 2 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 30 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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

• 10 m/s²

• 10 m/s

• 0 m/s²

• 0 m/s

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

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

• 0 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the shape of the path of any projectile?

• Hyperbola

• Hypotenuse

• Parabola

• Diagonal

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-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object is thrown from the ground (at 25 m/s) at an angle of 25 degrees. The same object was thrown again at an angle of 65 degrees.  Which one rises to a higher height? (assume no air resistance)

• 25 degrees
• 65 degrees
• same for both

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