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WorksheetsHorizontally Launched Projectile Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Gravity affects the _______.
horizontal direction
vertical direction
both the horizontal and vertical directions
neither the horizontal or vertical direction
Mrs. Mikula is holding 2 identical steel marbles. She is going to launch Marble A out horizontally and drop Marble B straight down from the same height at the same time as Marble A is launched. What will happen?
Marble A will hit the ground first.
Marble B will hit the ground first.
They will hit the ground at the same time.
Neither Marble will ever hit the ground.
_____ is the only variable that can be used in both the horizontal and vertical directions because it is a scalar quantity.
Vertical Velocity
Time
Acceleration
Horizontal Distance
___________ remains constant because gravity only affects the vertical direction.
Horizontal velocity
Vertical velocity
Acceleration
Time
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A ball is thrown from a tower 55 m above the ground at a horizontal velocity of 15 m/s. How long will the ball be in the air?
3.35 s
11.22 s
2.36 s
55 s
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A ball is thrown from a tower 55 m above the ground at a horizontal velocity of 15 m/s. How far from the base of the tower will the ball land?
184.25 m
168.3
50.25 m
35.4 m
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A person can throw a water balloon at a velocity of 12 m/s. If they are on a tower 30 m tall, and throw the balloon horizontally, how long will the ball be in the air?
12 s
1.74 s
6.12 s
2.47 s
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A person can throw a water balloon at a velocity of 12 m/s. If they are on a tower 30 m tall, and throw the balloon horizontally, how far from the base of the tower will the ball land?
73.44 m
29.7 m
20.99 m
360 m
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A ball is pushed horizontally off of a counter 1.2 m above the floor at 5 m/s. How long will the ball be in the air?
0.49 s
0.24 s
2.4 s
0.34 s
Use the formula to answer the following question:
A ball is pushed horizontally off of a counter 1.2 m above the floor at 5 m/s. how far from the base of the tower will the ball land?
2.5 m
1.2 m
12 m
1.7 m
