Motion in Two Dimensions

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.

• hyperbolic

• parabolic

• linear

• circular

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

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What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?

• -9.0 m/s

• -9.8 m/s

• -9.8 m/s2

• -9.08 m/s2

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• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

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What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to follow a parabolic path?

• tension

• friction

• gravity

• no force

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A coin tossed vertically upward and it reaches the highest point in 7.0s. at the highest point, the velocity is _______.

• 9.8 m/s

• 0

• 9.8 m/s² 

• 98 m/s²