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2D Motion

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Throwing a water balloon is projectile motion.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What two factors affect the range of a projectile?

a)

Launch angle and Launch Velocity

b)

Launch Velocity and Acceleration

c)

Launch angle and time

d)

Launch Velocity and time

3.

Where does a projectile have the greatest horizontal speed?

a)

Right after it is launched.

b)

Right before it hits the ground.

c)

Horizontal speed remains constant.

d)

In the middle of the range.

4.

What is the only force acting on a projectile?

a)

air resistance

b)

gravity

c)

launch force

d)

launch speed

5.

To resolve a vector means to...

a)

find the resultant vector

b)

find the direction of the vector

c)

find the magnitude of the vector

d)

find the x and y components of the vector

6.

What is "30⁰" of "30⁰ at 25 m/s"?

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

x component

d)

y component

7.

 

What is "25 m/s" of "30⁰ at 25 m/s"?

a)

x component

b)

y component

c)

magnitude

d)

direction

8.

A dog is running at 10 m/s at angle of 27 degrees. Find the x velocity of the dog.

a)

8.9 m/s

b)

4.5 m/s

c)

4.6 m/s

d)

26.6 m/s

9.

Vectors are added

a)

head to head

b)

head to tail

c)

tail to tail

d)

arrow to arrow

10.

True or False: Gravity affects objects in the horizontal.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the of an object that is headed due North?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

0 degrees

d)

360 degrees

12.

A person walks 12 m across a room. What is their vertical component?

a)

24 m

b)

6 m

c)

0 m

d)

12 m

13.

Motion along the x-axis

a)

Delta

b)

Trajectory

c)

horizontal

d)

vertical

14.

Motion along the y-axis

a)

Acceleration

b)

sideways

c)

horiztontal

d)

vertical

15.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude
16.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
17.
What is viy for a horizontal launch ALWAYS?
a)
0 m/s
b)
-10 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
Depends on vx
18.
Neglecting air resistance, what it the horizontal velocity (VX)  at B?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
-10 m/s
d)
-30 m/s
19.
Neglecting air resistance, what it the horizontal velocity (VX)  at A?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
-10 m/s
d)
-30 m/s
20.
Neglecting air resistance, what it the vertical velocity (V Y)  at F?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
-10 m/s
d)
-30 m/s
21.
Neglecting air resistance, what it the vertical velocity (V Y)  at C?
a)
5 m/s
b)
0 m/s
c)
-10 m/s
d)
-30 m/s
22.
What would the actual speed be at F?
a)
30.4 m/s
b)
30 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
0 m/s
23.

The shape of the pathway of a projectile is known as a

a)

rainbow

b)

upside down U

c)

path

d)

parabola

24.
An object that is launched into the air.
a)
Drag
b)
Mass, with units
c)
Apogee
d)
Projectile
25.

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

a)

Acceleration

b)

Displacement

c)

Time

d)

Velocity

26.

Vectors in two dimensions are ___________

a)

Opposite

b)

Equal

c)

Dependent

d)

Independent

27.

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?

a)

Both hit the ground at the same time

b)

The object dropped hits the ground first

c)

The object launched horizontally hits the ground first

d)

Unable to determine without further information

28.

A soccer ball is kicked and follows the path as shown. At which point is the vertical acceleration equal to - 9.80 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  ?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Both X and Y

d)

Neither X nor Y

29.

When vectors form a right angle, we can find the resultant vector by using:

a)

The quadratic equation

b)

Addition

c)

The Pythagorean Theorem

d)

Subtraction

30.

When an object is undergoing projectile motion, which of the following are constant? Check all that apply.

a)

vyv_y  

b)

vxv_x  

c)

axa_x  

d)

aya_y  

31.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

32.

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

-9.8 m/s2

d)

4.9 m/s2

33.

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

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0 m/s

34.

An object is projected 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

35.

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

a)

6 m/s

b)

12 m/s

c)

18 m/s

d)

24 m/s

36.

At what point is vy= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

37.

At what point is vx= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

38.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

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?

a)

2.45 s

b)

4.32 s

c)

1.56 s

d)

not enough information

40.

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

Calculate the horizontal component of the velocity

a)

69 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

35 m/s

d)

23 m/s

41.

Aww snap, it's another vector (☞゚ヮ゚)☞

Find the vertical component of its velocity

a)

52 m/s

b)

30 m/s

c)

35 m/s

d)

9 m/s