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Projectile Motion Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A projectile is fired with initial velocity vo at an angle θ0 with the horizontal and follows the trajectory shown above. Which of the following pairs of graphs best represents the vertical (y-dimension) velocity and acceleration? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

2.

A projectile is fired with initial velocity vo at an angle θ0 with the horizontal and follows the trajectory shown above. Which of the following pairs of graphs best represents the horizontal (x-dimension) velocity and acceleration? (Assume no air resistance)

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

3.

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

4.

If you throw a baseball at an angle, what is the magnitude of its vertical velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

5.

If you throw a baseball at an angle, what is the magnitude of its vertical acceleration at the highest point?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

6.

What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

7.

What is the magnitude of the vertical acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

8.

An object is projected (launched) 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

9.

A skateboarder rolls off a bridge into the river as shown. If the skateboarder was originally moving at 7.0 m/s, how much time did the skateboarder spend in the air?

a)

1.3 s

b)

0.79 s

c)

38.5 s

d)

0.70 s

e)

Not enough information given.

10.

A skateboarder rolls off a bridge into the river as shown. If the skateboarder spent 0.79 s in the air, how far above the river is the edge of the bridge?

a)

5.5 m

b)

0.70 m

c)

1.3 m

d)

3.1 m

e)

Not enough information given.

11.

You "accidentally" threw your bff Rachel's car keys horizontally off a cliff that is 64m high. If you threw the keys with a velocity of 8.0 m/s, how far away from the base of the cliff will the keys land?

a)

3.6 m

b)

29 m

c)

64 m

d)

104 m

12.

An arrow is shot at 30o above the horizontal. Its velocity is 49 m/s.

What is the max height the arrow will attain?

a)

0 m

b)

31 m

c)

210 m

d)

123 m

13.

A toy car runs off the edge of a table that is 1.225 m high. The car lands 0.4 m away from the base of the table.

How fast was the car moving as it left the table?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

0.8 m/s

c)

0.25 m/s

d)

1.1 m/s

14.

An arrow is shot at 30o above the horizontal. Its velocity is 49 m/s.

What is the range of the arrow?

a)

5 m

b)

31 m

c)

210 m

d)

123 m

15.

Critical Thinking:

Two identical objects are shot from the ground at 25 m/s.

One is shot at an angle of 25o and the other at an angle of 65o.

Which one has the greater range?

a)

The object shot at 25o

b)

The object shot at 65o

c)

Both have the same range

d)

More information is needed

16.

BONUS: Which of the following is NOT a reindeer on Santa's Sleigh?

a)

Comet

b)

Dasher

c)

Vixen

d)

Dixon