Projectiles

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

In the diagram, which letter represents the vertical displacement ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement

• A

• B

• C

• D

What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile?

• path

• trajectory

• range

• parabola

The following quantities are important in the study of a projectile motion EXCEPT ______.

• speed of the projectile

• mass of the projectile

• height of release

• time covered

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

At what point is v_y= 0 m/s?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• None of these points

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A ball thrown straight up takes 8 total seconds to complete its journey all the way up and down. 1 second into its journey and 7 seconds into its journey the magnitude of its velocity will be ______________ and its direction _______________.

• opposite, the same

• the same, opposite

• the same, the same

• opposite, opposite

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4