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2. 1st Class Projectile Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you drop a banana, how fast is it going after 2 seconds?
a)
-4.9m/s
b)
-9.8m/s
c)
-19.6m/s
d)
-29.4m/s
2.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
3.

A person begins a corn maze by walking 6.00m to the East and 10.0m to the North. What is the person's displacement?

a)
10.4 m
b)
11.7 m
c)
16.0 m
d)
16.8 m
4.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?
a)
-9.8 m/s2
b)
-9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
5.

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall, assume no air resistance.

a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
-9.8 m/s2
7.
What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
-9.8 m/s2
8.
If I throw a crayon straight up at 12m/s, how fast is its speed when i catch it at the same height?
a)
-6 m/s
b)
-12 m/s
c)
-18 m/s
d)
-24 m/s
9.
If a bullet is horizontally shot at the same moment another bullet is dropped from the same height, which will hit the ground first?
a)
Shot Bullet
b)
Dropped Bullet
c)
Hit at Same Time
10.

If a bullet is horizontally shot at the same moment another bullet is dropped from the same height, which has the greater velocity given its path when it strikes the ground?

a)
Shot Bullet
b)
Dropped Bullet
c)
Same for Both
11.
Which angle will produce the greatest height (in the absence of air resistance)?
a)
0 degrees
b)
45 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
none of these
12.
An object is projected horizontally from a cliff.  The time it takes to hit the ground is
a)
more than if it was just dropped
b)
less than if it was just dropped
c)
the same amount of time than if it was just dropped
d)
impossible to determine
13.
The change in an object's position over time is best described by its _____
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
mass
14.
The change in an object's velocity is best described by its ____
a)
instantaneous velocity
b)
average velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position equation
15.

A projectile is launched from a height with an initial velocity v0,x. Given, the vf,x represents the final horizontal velocity before impact. Which is true?

a)
v0x = vfx
b)
v0x < vfx
c)
v0x > vfx
d)
unable to determine
16.

A projectile is an object that moves in which directions?

a)

Horizontal only (X-direction)

b)

Vertical and Horizontal (y and x directions)

c)

x, y, and z directions (horizontal, vertical, and depth)

d)

Vertical direction only (y-direction)

17.

The vertical motion of a projectile is considered...

a)

Dependent on the horizontal motion.

b)

Independent of the horizontal motion.

c)

Directly proportional to horizontal motion

d)

Exponentially proportional to horizontal motion

18.

A heavy rock is dropped from rest at the top of a cliff and falls 88 m before hitting the ground. How many seconds will the rock fall?

a)

2.99s

b)

8.22 s

c)

2.11 s

d)

4.24 s

19.

Which vector pair (arrow pair) correctly represents the acceleration and velocity at point P?

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

What is the unifying measurement between the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile?

a)

time

b)

acceleration

c)

initial velocity

d)

final velocity