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Projectile motion

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.

a)

hyperbolic

b)

parabolic

c)

linear

d)

circular

2.

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of these

3.

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of these

4.

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of these

5.

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?

a)

-9.0 m/s

b)

-9.8 m/s

c)

-9.8 m/s2

d)

-9.08 m/s2

6.

In the diagram, which letter represents the vertical displacement dyd_y^{ }  ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement dxd_x^{ }  ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile?

a)

path

b)

trajectory

c)

range

d)

parabola

9.

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

-9.8 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

10.

What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to follow a parabolic path?

a)

tension

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

no force

11.

A coin tossed vertically upward and it reaches the highest point in 7.0s. at the highest point, the velocity is _______.

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

0

c)

9.8 m/s2 

d)

98 m/s2

12.

A coin tossed vertically upward. when it reaches the highest point where the object momentarily stops, the acceleration of this projectile is _____.

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

0

c)

9.8 m/s2

d)

98 m/s2

13.

A ball is thrown vertically upward. When it reaches ground after falling from the highest point, its velocity is usually at maximum just before it hits the ground. In this situation, the acceleration of this projectile is _____.

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

0

c)

9.8 m/s2

d)

98 m/s2

14.

When the initial launching angle is greater, the _______ the range will be.

a)

shorter

b)

longer