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WorksheetsProjectile Motion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)
True
b)
False
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.
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
4.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
5.
What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
6.
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
7.
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
8.
As an object travels through the air, its vertical velocity
a)
changes continuously
b)
remains the same
9.
When a ball is projected horizontally, what is its initial vertical velocity?
a)
10
b)
0
c)
not enough information given
10.
An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees. Which one has the greater range? (assume no air resistance)
a)
25 degrees
b)
65 degrees
c)
same for both
11.
An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees. Which one rises to a higher height? (assume no air resistance)
a)
25 degrees
b)
65 degrees
c)
same for both
12.
An object is shot from the ground (at 25 m/s) at 25 degrees and 65 degrees. Which is in the air for longer? (assume no air resistance)
a)
25 degrees
b)
65 degrees
c)
same for both
13.
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
14.
Consider drops of water leaking from a water faucet. As the drops fall they
a)
remain at a relatively fixed distance from each other
b)
get farther apart
c)
get closer together
15.
Two balls of the same mass begin at a height of 2m. One is released from rest while the other begins with a horizontal velocity of 5m/s. Which object its the ground first?
a)
Ball A
b)
Ball B
c)
Both balls his the ground at the same time
d)
unable to determine with information given
16.
What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Tension
d)
No force acting.
17.
Two objects - one with mass m and the other with mass 2m - are released from rest at the same height. Which object hits the ground first?
a)
mass m
b)
mass 2m
c)
both objects hit the ground at the same time
d)
unable to determine with information given
18.
Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object has the greatest maximum height height?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Both objects reach the maximum height
d)
unable to determine with the given information
19.
Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object will hit the ground first?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Both objects hit the ground at the same time
d)
unable to determine with the given information
20.
A projectile is launched from a height with an initial velocity v0,x. The vf,x represents the final horizontal velocity before impact.
a)
v0,x = vf,x
b)
v0,x < vf,x
c)
v0,x > vf,x
d)
unable to determine
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