Projectile Review

The initial horizontal velocity of a projectile is ____ its final horizontal velocity.

• less than

• equal to

• greater than

What is true about the vertical velocity of a projectile launched horizontally?

• It is initially at its maximum value.

• It increases due to gravity as it falls.

• It remains constant throughout its trajectory.

• It decreases as it falls due to gravity.

If two projectiles are launched at two different heights, 2m and 10m, which one will reach the ground first?

• 2m

• 10m

• they both will hit the ground at the same time

Which hits the ground first if they start at the same height: a dropped ball or a ball launched with a

horizontal velocity?

• the launched ball

• the dropped ball

• they both hit at the same time

What is the velocity of an object launched straight up at its highest point?

• zero

• equal to its v_x

• ½ its maximum value

• equal to gravity

The path followed by a projectile is also known as its

• trajectory

• range

• height

• vertical displacement

Once a projectile is launched, what is the only force that affects its motion?

• mass

• friction

• inertia

• gravity

Which of the following statements about the horizontal and vertical components of projectile motion is true?

• Changes in the horizontal component occur only when the vertical component changes.

• Both the horizontal and vertical components are always constant.

• The vertical component changes while the horizontal component stays the same.

• The horizontal and vertical components are dependent of each other.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile?

• A cannonball fired towards a distant castle.

• A cannonball rolling down a slope.

• A cannonball fired straight outward from a castle wall.

• A cannonball after it rolls off the edge of a cliff.

Victor Velocity is standing on top of the roof of his house, firing stones with his slingshot over a level field. He is aiming straight outward, horizontally. If Victor pulls back harder on the sling to shoot a stone, which of the following quantities will be changed?

• The vertical displacement of the stone.

• The distance the stone travels, and the horizontal velocity.

• The time it takes the stone to strike the ground, and the horizontal velocity.