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PROJECTILE MOTION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
3.
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
4.
The shape of the path a projectile follows...
a)
circular
b)
linear
c)
wavy
d)
parabolic
5.
What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?(neglect air resistance) 
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
6.

In a projectile motion we always have...

a)

1 component (x)

b)

3 components (x,y, and z)

c)

2 components (x and y)

d)

0 components

7.

What is the direction of the acceleration for any projectile?

a)

The direction the projectile is traveling.

b)

Down

c)

Up

d)

Sideways

8.

A projectile is fired with initial velocity vo at an angle θ0 with the horizontal and follows the trajectory shown above. Which of the following pairs of graphs best represents the vertical components of the velocity and acceleration, v and a, respectively, of the projectile as functions of time t?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
9.

A ball is thrown and follows the parabolic path shown above. Air friction is negligible. Point Q is the highest point on the path. Points P and R are the same height above the ground. How do the speeds of the ball at the three points compare?

a)

vP < vQ < vR

b)

vR < vQ < vP

c)

vQ < vR < vP

d)

vQ < vR = vP

e)

vP = vQ < vR

10.

A ball is thrown and follows the parabolic path shown above. Air friction is negligible. Point Q is the highest point on the path. Points P and R are the same height above the ground. Which of the following diagrams best shows the direction of the acceleration of the ball at point P?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)