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Projectile Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name

Class

Date

In the diagram, which letter represents the vertical displacement $\Delta\overrightarrow{y}$ ?

In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement $\Delta\overrightarrow{x}$ ?

A projectile is launched with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s and an initial vertical velocity of 20 m/s. Which graph correctly shows the vertical velocity of the projectile over time?

A projectile is launched with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s and an initial vertical velocity of 20 m/s. Which graph correctly shows the horizontal velocity of the projectile over time?

A projectile is launched with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s and an initial vertical velocity of 20 m/s. Which graph correctly shows the horizontal position of the projectile over time?

A projectile is launched with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s and an initial vertical velocity of 20 m/s. Which graph correctly shows the vertical position of the projectile over time?

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.

True

False

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

9.8 m/s²

9.8 m/s

0 m/s²

0 m/s

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

-9.8 m/s²

-9.8 m

0 m/s²

0 m/s

10.

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

0 m/s²

9.8 m/s²

11.

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

0 m/s²

9.8 m/s²

12.

An object is projected horizontally from a cliff. The time it takes to hit the ground is

more than if it was just dropped

less than if it was just dropped

the same amount of time than if it was just dropped

impossible to determine

13.

If I throw a crayon straight up at 12m/s, how fast is its speed when i catch it at the same height?

-6 m/s

-12 m/s

-18 m/s

-24 m/s

14.

When a ball is projected horizontally, what is its initial vertical velocity?

not enough information given

15.

As an object travels through the air, its vertical velocity

changes continuously

remains the same

16.

If a bullet is horizontally shot at the same moment another bullet is dropped from the same height, which will hit the ground first?

Shot Bullet

Dropped Bullet

Hit at Same Time

17.

Two balls of the same mass begin at a height of 2m. One is released from rest while the other begins with a horizontal velocity of 5m/s. Which object its the ground first?

Ball A

Ball B

Both balls his the ground at the same time

unable to determine with information given

18.

What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?

Friction

Gravity

Tension

No force acting.

19.

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?

mass m

mass 2m

both objects hit the ground at the same time

unable to determine with information given

20.

Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object has the greatest maximum height height?

Both objects reach the maximum height

unable to determine with the given information

21.

Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object will hit the ground first?

Both objects hit the ground at the same time

unable to determine with the given information

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Projectile Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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