Circular and Projectile Motion

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

• 9.8 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s
• 0 m/s²
• 0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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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

What is the direction of the acceleration for any projectile?

• The direction the projectile is traveling.

• Down

• Up

• Sideways

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is a projectile?

• any object that is thrown
• an object that has multiple forces acting upon it
• an object that has one force of gravity acting upon it
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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An example of projectile motion is...

• a golf ball being hit
• a rocket
• a water fountain
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The projectile will drop below the straight line of projection because...

• the force of gravity acting upon it
• it looses speed
• it no longer accelerates
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

_{Projectiles move in which two directions?}

• up and down
• left and right
• horizontal and vertical
• east and west

The motion of the Moon around the Earth is an example of ____________.

• uniform action

• projectile motion

• rectilinear motion

• circular motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A car travels in a circle at constant speed. Which of the following is TRUE about the net force on the car?

• zero because the car is not accelerating.

• directed towards the direction of travel

• directed towards the center of the circle.

• none of the above.

Which of the following is a unit of acceleration?

• m/s

• m/s²

• m.s²

• m/s.s