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Worksheets06 Vectors and Projectiles
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 51mins
What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile?
path
trajectory
range
parabola
A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.
hyperbolic
parabolic
linear
circular
What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of these
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of these
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of these
What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?
-9.0 m/s
-9.8 m/s
-9.8 m/s2
-9.08 m/s2
What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to follow a parabolic path?
tension
friction
gravity
no force
A coin tossed vertically upward and it reaches the highest point in 7.0s. at the highest point, the velocity is _______.
9.8 m/s
0
9.8 m/s2
98 m/s2
A ball kicked horizontally with an initial speed of 30 m/s. if the situation asks to find the distance covered, we should solve for _______.
dx
dy
vx
vy
A ball kicked horizontally with an initial speed of 30 m/s. if the situation asks to find the distance covered, we should solve for _______.
dx
dy
vx
vy
The following quantities are important in the study of a projectile motion EXCEPT ______.
speed of the projectile
mass of the projectile
height of release
time covered
It is the path of a projectile.
displacement
velocity
speed
trajectory
It is the speed before a projectile is affected by gravity.
initial speed
average velocity
final speed
displacement
It is the speed usually before the object touches the ground.
initial speed
final speed
acceleration
trajectory
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of these
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of these
Which illustrates projectile motion?
Running
Driving a car
Kicking a ball
Dropping a stone from a building
Which pair of vectors best represents two vectors that would have combined to create this resultant vector?
1
2
3
4
What is the vertical component of the vector?
North
South
Northeast
Northwest
Identify the hypotenuse.
3cm
5cm
B
A
GRAB YOUR CALCULATOR!
Calculate the value for the missing hypotenuse.
25cm
10cm
29cm
12.02cm
GRAB YOUR CALCULATOR!
Calculate the value for the missing hypotenuse.
62cm
68cm
69.05cm
65cm
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion never encounter a vertical force.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion always encounter a horizontal force.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion have a constant horizontal velocity.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion experience horizontal acceleration.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion experience vertical acceleration.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion experience a constant vertical velocity.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Objects in projectile motion will always follow the path of a circle.
TRUE
FALSE
A projectile is an object upon which the only significant force is the force of gravity.
TRUE
FALSE
How should you add two vectors? Select all that apply
Add them head to tail
Add them tail to tail
don't why bother
Use the parallelogram method
Add them head to head
When adding vectors graphically, the magnitude of the resultant vector is represented
the length of the vector drawn
the arrow head of the vector drawn
both of the above
none of the above
What is the sum of a vector addition problem called?
components
scalar
resultant
magnitude
Which are equivalent vectors?
u and -u
u and a
u and v
u and b
Define distance.
the relationship between to objects
the motion of an object between two points in space
the position of a point in space
the separation between any two point in space
What is a vector?
a type of variable with the same origin point
a type of variable that includes direction as well as size
a variable with only positive values and shows direction
a displacement with no direction and no magnitude
A scalar does not depend on _____.
position
distance
magnitude
direction
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
both show movement, so they are the same
one is a vector and the other is a scalar
distance shows direction, displacement does not
distance shows the origin, displacement does not
With a vector, what kind of information is carried by the positive and negative signs?
the direction
the size
the math function
the coordinates
The north-south axis and east-west axis provide what?
a distance point
a reference line
a positive and negative sign
a vector line
Direction 24.4° Magnitude 24.2
Direction65.6° Magnitude 24.2
Magnitude 12.1
Magnitude 12.1
A river flows due south at 3 mi/h. A swimmer attempting to cross the river heads due east swimming at 2 mi/h relative to the water. Find the true speed and direction of the swimmer.
3.6 mi/hr, -3/2 degrees
<2,-3>, 56.3 degrees
<2,-3>, -56.3 degrees
3.6 mi/hr, 303.7 degrees
Which one of these does not show an example of Tip to Tail method?
Which one of these does not show an example of Tip to Tail method?
Time is an example of a
Vector
Scalar
Velocity is an example of a
Vector
Scalar
Find the magnitude of this vector (each square is 1 unit long)
4
5
3
square root of 5
Vertical 44.7
Vertical 34.2
Vertical 44.7
Vertical 34.2
