Horizontal Projectile Motion

A cannonball is fired off of a cliff that is 39 meters high. The cannonball has a horizontal velocity of 65 m/s. How long does it take for the cannonball to hit the ground?

• 2.8 s

• 8 s

• 6.6 s

• 180 m

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A cannonball is fired off of a cliff that is 39 meters high. The cannonball has a horizontal velocity of 65 m/s. How away from the cliff does the cannonball land?

• 182 seconds

• 182 m

• 39 m

• 9.81 m

An object is launched from the top of a building that is 34.5 meters high. The object lands 51 meters away from the base.

How much time does it take for the object to hit the ground?

• 3.5 s

• 5.2 s

• 2.7 s

• 0.7 s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

An object is launched from the top of a building that is 34.5 meters high. The object lands 51 meters away from the base.

Determine the horizontal velocity of the object.

• 18.9 m/s

• 26.5 m/s

• 0.05 m/s

• 12.8 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A kid finds a super creepy doll and immediately chucks it off a cliff that is 72 meters high. The super creepy doll flies 51 meters before it hits the ground.

How long did it take for the super creepy doll to hit the ground?

• 0.7 s

• 1.41 s

• 3.8 s

• 7.3 s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A kid finds a super creepy doll and immediately chucks it off a cliff that is 72 meters high. The super creepy doll flies 51 meters before it hits the ground.

What was the velocity that the kid threw the doll?

• 13.4 m/s

• 37.3 m/s

• 18.9 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1