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Projectile Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you drop a banana, how fast is it going after 2 seconds?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

30 m/s

2.

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

10 m/s2

b)

10 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

3.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

5.

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

6.
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
7.
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
8.

What is the shape of the path of any projectile?

a)

Hyperbola

b)

Hypotenuse

c)

Parabola

d)

Diagonal

9.
Does vertical velocity change as a projectile rises and falls?
a)
yes 
b)
no
10.

Does horizontal velocity change as a projectile rises and falls?

a)

yes

b)

no

11.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
12.

A student draws velocity vectors on a football after being punted. As the football rises, the vertical velocity arrows

a)

become shorter

b)

become longer

c)

stay the same length

d)

point down

13.

A student draws velocity vectors on a football after being punted. As the football rises, the horizontal velocity arrows

a)

become shorter

b)

become longer

c)

stay the same length

d)

point down

14.

A student draws velocity vectors on a football after being punted. As the football goes past the peak of the kick, the horizontal velocity arrows

a)

become shorter

b)

become longer

c)

stay the same length

d)

point down

15.

A student draws velocity vectors on a football after being punted. As the football goes past the peak of the kick, the vertical velocity arrows

a)

become shorter

b)

become longer

c)

stay the same length

16.

At its peak, a projectile has a velocity of 0 m/s

a)

True

b)

False

17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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