Understanding Projectile Motion

Understanding Projectile Motion

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the only force acting on a projectile in motion?

Magnetic force

Air resistance

Gravity

Friction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do the horizontal and vertical components of a projectile's motion interact?

They are dependent on each other

They affect each other slightly

They are completely independent

They cancel each other out

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the simulation, what was observed about the time it takes for a projectile to fall vertically?

It varies randomly

It remains constant regardless of horizontal speed

It increases with increased horizontal speed

It decreases with increased horizontal speed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the animation of a ball launched from a moving truck demonstrate?

The ball's vertical motion affects its horizontal motion

The ball's horizontal motion affects its vertical motion

The ball's horizontal and vertical motions are independent

The ball's motion is unpredictable

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of gravity in the motion of a projectile?

It only affects vertical motion

It has no effect on the motion

It affects both horizontal and vertical motion

It only affects horizontal motion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Newton's first law, what happens to a projectile's horizontal motion in the absence of horizontal forces?

It accelerates

It remains constant

It stops

It decelerates

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape does the path of a projectile take when both gravity and horizontal motion are considered?

Parabolic

Circular

Elliptical

Linear

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