Projectile Motion

What letter represents the range (Dx)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What letter represents the vertical displacement (Dy) or height?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What variable is the same in the vertical and horizontal directions?

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Time

• Displacement

The vertical velocity is 0 at the top of projectile's motion.

• True

• False

Acceleration in the horizontal direction is -9.8 m/s².

• True

• False

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• It depends

The acceleration of a projectile in the vertical direction is 9.8 m/s² downward.

• True

• False

A dropped bullet and a fired bullet will hit the ground at the same time.

• True

• False

A ball rolls off a table top and strikes the floor as shown. Given the measurements made, the time the projectile spent in the air is ___.

• 17 s

• 0.34 s

• 0.49 s

• 0.58 s

A skateboarder rolls off a bridge into the river as shown. If the skateboarder spent 0.79 s in the air, how far above the river is the edge of the bridge?

• 5.5 m

• 0.70 m

• 1.3 m

• 3.1 m