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Horizontally Launched Projectile Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity affects the _______.

a)

horizontal direction

b)

vertical direction

c)

both the horizontal and vertical directions

d)

neither the horizontal or vertical direction

2.

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?

a)

Marble A will hit the ground first.

b)

Marble B will hit the ground first.

c)

They will hit the ground at the same time.

d)

Neither Marble will ever hit the ground.

3.

_____ is the only variable that can be used in both the horizontal and vertical directions because it is a scalar quantity.

a)

Vertical Velocity

b)

Time

c)

Acceleration

d)

Horizontal Distance

4.

___________ remains constant because gravity only affects the vertical direction.

a)

Horizontal velocity

b)

Vertical velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Time

5.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 t = 2(dy)gt\ =\ \sqrt{\frac{2\left(d_y\right)}{g}}  
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?

a)

3.35 s

b)

11.22 s

c)

2.36 s

d)

55 s

6.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 dx=vxtd_x=v_xt  
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?

a)

184.25 m

b)

168.3

c)

50.25 m

d)

35.4 m

7.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 t = 2(dy)gt\ =\ \sqrt{\frac{2\left(d_y\right)}{g}}  
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?

a)

12 s

b)

1.74 s

c)

6.12 s

d)

2.47 s

8.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 dx=vxtd_x=v_xt  
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?

a)

73.44 m

b)

29.7 m

c)

20.99 m

d)

360 m

9.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 t = 2(dy)gt\ =\ \sqrt{\frac{2\left(d_y\right)}{g}}  
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?

a)

0.49 s

b)

0.24 s

c)

2.4 s

d)

0.34 s

10.

Use the formula to answer the following question:

 dx=vxtd_x=v_xt  
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?

a)

2.5 m

b)

1.2 m

c)

12 m

d)

1.7 m