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Projectile Practice (Concepts)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

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

3.
Horizontal and vertical motions are ______ of each other
a)
dependent
b)
independent
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.

When an object is launched horizontally, what is the initial vertical velocity?

a)

0 m/s

b)

It's always 9.8 m/s

c)

It depends on the horizontal launch speed

d)

It depends on the color of the object being launched

8.

What is the direction of the acceleration for any projectile?

a)

The direction the projectile is traveling.

b)

Down

c)

Up

d)

Sideways

9.

What variable letter is altitude or height?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

10.

What variable letter is range or horizontal displacement?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

11.

What variable is vertical velocity?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

12.

What variable is horizontal velocity?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

13.

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

14.

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