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AP Physics Projectiles - 2D Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

0 m/s²

9.8 m/s²

-9.8 m/s²

4.9 m/s²

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

9.8 m/s²

9.8 m/s

0 m/s²

0 m/s

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

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

At what point is v_y= 0 m/s?

None of these points

At what point is v_x= 0 m/s?

None of these points

Which vector pair (arrow pair) correctly represents the acceleration and velocity at point P?

A projectile is launched at 68.0° above the horizontal and at a speed of 55 m/s. What is the maximum height reached by the projectile?

233 m

158 m

2.6 m

133 m

10.

A projectile is launched at 68.0° above the horizontal and at a speed of 55 m/s. How long will it take the projectile to reach maximum height?

1.8 s

3.2 s

4.5 s

5.2 s

11.

A projectile is launched at 68.0° above the horizontal and at a speed of 55 m/s. How long will it take the projectile to reach maximum height?

1.8 s

3.2 s

4.5 s

5.2 s

12.

A volleyball is served at a speed of 8.0 m/s at an angle 35° above the horizontal. What is the speed of the ball when received by the opponent at the same height?

4.0 m/s

8.0 m/s

9.8 m/s

16.0 m/s

13.

A projectile is launched at 68.0° above the horizontal and at a speed of 55 m/s. What is the horizontal displacement at maximum height?

124 m

116 m

222 m

107 m

14.

When solving two dimensional problems, what variable is shared between the x and y directions?

Acceleration

Displacement

Time

Velocity

15.

Two objects are released at the same time. One object is dropped in the vertical direction and one is launched horizontally into projectile motion. Which object hits the ground first?

Both hit the ground at the same time

The object dropped hits the ground first

The object launched horizontally hits the ground first

Unable to determine without further information

16.

Based on the picture, how would you find the vertical component of the soccer ball's velocity?

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\sin\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\cos\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\tan\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}$

17.

Based on the picture, how would you find the horizontal component of the soccer ball's velocity?

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\sin\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\cos\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}\times\tan\left(30\degree\right)$

$20\ \frac{m}{s}$

18.

A care package is dropped from a plane. Which of the paths shown in the picture will the package take?

19.

An object is dropped. Which of the following is true about the vertical motion? Select two.

$a=10\ \frac{m}{s}$ per second down

$a=0$

$v_0=0$

$v$ is constant

20.

A Macaque monkey sitting 12 m up in a tree throws a nut horizontally at 11 m/s. How long will it take the nut to hit the ground?

2.45 s

4.32 s

1.56 s

not enough information

21.

Check out this super cool vector (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

Calculate the horizontal component of the velocity

69 m/s

20 m/s

35 m/s

23 m/s

22.

Aww snap, it's another vector (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

Find the vertical component of its velocity

52 m/s

30 m/s

35 m/s

9 m/s

23.

A ball is thrown horizontally off a bridge at 15 m/s. Where will it be (x and y) in 1 second?

x = 15 m

y = -5 m

x = 15 m

y = -10 m

x = 10 m

y = -15 m

x = 10 m

y = -7.5 m

24.

A cannon is fired horizontally from a 5.0 m tall tower. If the cannonball is fired with a horizontal velocity of 140 m/s, how far will it travel horizontally?

141.4 m

282.8 m

176.3 m

83.8 m

25.

The final requirement for a degree in geology is Field Camp, an 8 week field experience in which budding geologists must complete rigorous real-world mapping projects. To celebrate the end of field camp, one student threw his rock hammer off of a 78 m cliff with a horizontal velocity of 34 m/s. He was then reminded that he had one more day of field work, so he needed to go get his hammer. How far away from the cliff did he have to walk in order to find his hammer?

221.78 m

153.23 m

135.65 m

78.98 m

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AP Physics Projectiles - 2D Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 58mins

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