Projectile Motion Worksheet

An object is thrown into the air and follows the path represented in the diagram below. Which of the following vectors best represents the acceleration of the object at point A?

• diagonal down and to the left

• diagonal up and to the right

• straight downward

• straight leftward

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• 1.4 seconds

• 2.0 seconds

• 2.8 seconds

• 3.2 seconds

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A book is pushed with an initial horizontal velocity of 5.0 meters per second off the top of a desk. What is the initial vertical velocity of the book?

• 0 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

• 5.0 m/s

• 10. m/s

• 19.6 s

• 3.03 s

• 1.25 s

• 0.85 s

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• 2.45 m

• 32.80 m

• 24.25 m

• 45.17 m

A baseball player throws a ball horizontally. Which of the following statements best describes the ball's motion after it is thrown?

• Its vertical speed remains the same, and its horizontal speed increases.

• Its vertical speed increases, and its horizontal speed remains the same.

• Its vertical speed remains the same, and its horizontal speed remains the same.

• Its vertical speed increases, and its horizontal speed increases.

A softball is thrown straight up, reaching a maximum height of 20 meters. What is the ball's approximate speed when it hits the ground?

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 40 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which of the following is true about a freely falling object near Earth's surface?

• It has a constant velocity of 1.00 m/s.

• It has a constant acceleration of 1.00 m/s^2.

• It has a constant acceleration of 9.81 m/s^2.

• It has a constant velocity of 9.81 m/s.

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• 0.39 m

• 0.78 m

• 1.56 m

• 2.00 m

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A plane flying horizontally above Earth's surface at 100 m/s drops a crate. The crate strikes the ground 30.0 seconds later. What is the magnitude of the horizontal component of the crate's velocity just before it strikes the ground? Neglect air resistance.

• 0 m/s

• 100 m/s

• 294 m/s

• 394 m/s