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Unit 2 - Two Dimensional Motion

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a physical quantity that has a magnitude and direction?
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
c)
Resultant
d)
Frame of Reference
2.
A duck waddles 2.5 m east and 6.0 m north. What is the magnitude and direction of the duck’s displacement with respect to its original position?
a)
3.5 m at 190 north of east
b)
6.3 m at 670 north of east
c)
6.5 m at 670 north of east
d)
6.5 m at 720 north of east
3.
An athlete runs 110 m across a level field at an angle of 300 north of east. What are the parallel (east) and perpendicular (north) components, respectively, of this displacement?
a)
64 m; east; 190 m ; north
b)
190 m; east; 64 m; north
c)
95 m; east; 55 m; north
d)
55 m; east; 95 m; north
4.
What is the path of a projectile?
a)
Wavy line
b)
Parabola
c)
Hyperbola
d)
Projectiles don't follow a predictable path.
5.

Which of the following is an example of projectile motion?

a)

A person diving into a pool from a diving board

b)

A rocket blasting off into the upper atmosphere

c)

A leaf falling from a tree

d)

A train moving along a flat track

6.

Which of the following does NOT exhibit projectile motion?

a)
A frog jumping from land into water
b)
A basketball thrown towards a hoop
c)
A flat piece of paper released from a window
d)
A baseball thrown to home plate
7.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum (empty space with no air), a flat piece of paper or a bowling ball?

a)

Flat piece of paper

b)

Bowling ball

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended in the vacuum.

8.

What is true about the horizontal motion of a projectile?

a)

It accelerates backwards at 9.8 m/s2

b)

It accelerates forwards at 9.8 m/s2

c)

It moves at a constant horizontal velocity.

d)

It cannot be determined.

9.

What is true about the vertical motion of a projectile?

a)

It accelerates downwards at 9.8 m/s2

b)

It accelerates upwards at 9.8 m/s2

c)

It moves at a constant vertical velocity.

d)

It cannot be determined.

10.
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
11.

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

a)

10 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

Impossible to tell

12.

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

a)

-9.8 m/s2

b)

-10 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

-25 m/s2

13.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

25 m/s2

15.

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

25 m/s2

16.
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
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.
A ball is thrown horizontally at a height of 2.2 meters at a velocity of 65 m/s. Assume no air resistance. How long until the ball reaches the ground?
a)
0.45 s
b)
0.67 s
c)
0.22 s
d)
0.47 s
19.

A ball is thrown horizontally at a height of 2.20 meters at a velocity of 65.0 m/s. Assume no air resistance. How far did the ball travel horizontally when it hit the ground?

a)

14.3 m

b)

30.5 m

c)

65.0 m

d)

43.6 m

20.

A bullet is fired horizontally at a velocity of 950.0 m/s, and strikes a target 500.0 m away. Assume no air resistance. How far did the bullet travel fall when it hit the target?

a)

1.357 m

b)

489.32 m

c)

0.0571 m

d)

346.00 m

21.

A ball is projected horizontally from the edge of a table that is 1.00 m high, and strikes the floor at a point 1.20 m from the base of the table. What is the initial speed of the ball?

a)

2.66 m/s

b)

3.21 m/s

c)

2.04 m/s

d)

3.96 m/s

22.

If a person can jump a horizontal distance of 3.0 m on Earth, how far could the person jump on the Moon where the acceleration due to gravity is g/6.

a)

0.5 m

b)

18 m

c)

8.0 m

d)

1.5 m

23.

At what point is vy= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

24.

At what point is vx= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

25.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Who do you agree with?

a)

Anita: “A projectile’s vx changes because of gravity, and its vy remains constant.”

b)

Barry: “Both vx and vy are constant.”

c)

Chris: “A projectile has no acceleration in the vertical dimension but it does accelerate horizontally.”

d)

Dave: “A projectile has vertical acceleration and a constant horizontal velocity”

27.

Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of the cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs off the edge at 1 m/s. Which will hit the ground first?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both at the same time

28.

Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of the cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs off the edge at 1 m/s. Which will hit the ground farther from the base of the cliff?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both at the same distance

29.

In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will go the farthest is?

a)

90°

b)

30°

c)

60°

d)

45°

30.

A package is dropped from an airplane, where will the package hit the ground?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C