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Projectile Motion and Velocity Analysis

Projectile Motion and Velocity Analysis

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Mathematics, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video tutorial covers various horizontal projectile problems, including a tiger leaping from a rock, a seagull dropping a clam, a coyote falling off a cliff, a coyote launched from a cannon, and an F-16 dropping a bomb. Each scenario is analyzed to determine horizontal and vertical velocities, time of flight, and distances using kinematic equations. The tutorial emphasizes separating horizontal and vertical components and using shared time to solve problems.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial vertical velocity of the tiger when it leaps from the rock?

9.81 m/s

4.5 m/s

0 m/s

7.5 m/s

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take for the tiger to hit the ground after leaping from the rock?

0.8 seconds

2.4 seconds

3.6 seconds

1.2 seconds

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the horizontal velocity of the clam just before it hits the ground?

4.5 m/s

9.81 m/s

0 m/s

2.7 m/s

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the seagull's speed increases, what happens to the horizontal velocity of the clam?

It increases

It decreases

It remains the same

It becomes zero

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the vertical velocity of Wile E. Coyote just before he hits the ground?

12 m/s

44.3 m/s

100 m/s

9.81 m/s

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the total velocity of Wile E. Coyote before impact?

Add horizontal and vertical velocities

Subtract vertical velocity from horizontal velocity

Multiply horizontal and vertical velocities

Use the Pythagorean theorem

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the horizontal velocity of Wile E. Coyote when launched from a cannon?

120 m/s

44.3 m/s

12 m/s

100 m/s

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