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Free Fall & Projectile Motion

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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

2.
A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when caught would be 
a)

less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

b)

more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

c)

the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.

3.
If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by 
a)

about 5 m/s.

b)

about 10 m/s.

c)

about 15 m/s.

d)

a rate that depends on its initial speed.

4.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remain constant

5.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the acceleration as the book falls to the ground

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

6.

A ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 30m/s. At what location will the ball be moving downward with a speed of 20m/s

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

7.

A ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 30m/s. At what location will the ball be moving upward with a speed of 20m/s

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

8.

Which of the dot diagrams best describe the motion of a free-falling object that is dropped from rest?

a)

Diagram A

b)

Diagram B

c)

Diagram C

9.

Using g = -10 m/s2:


A ball is tossed up from the ground at a speed of 40 m/s. How many seconds does it take to get to the top of its arc?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

10.

How does the initial vertical velocity, Viy, compare to the final vertical velocity, Vfy, when a ball is thrown up into the air and caught at the same height ?

a)

Vi y and Vfy are exactly the same, this is because of symmetry

b)

Viy and Vfiy are close but Vfy is larger because you would fall faster than you would rise, since you are slowing down

c)

Viy and Vfy are the same in magnitude, but different in direction.

d)

Viy and Vfy are different in magnitude and direction.

11.

Two rocks with different size and mass are dropped from the same height. Which of the rock will reach the ground first?

a)

greater rock

b)

smaller rock

c)

both reach the ground at the same time

12.

Which of the following graphs best represents free fall motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which best describes the horizontal motion of a projectile, assuming no air resistance?

a)

Acceleration of -10 m/s2

b)

Acceleration of -5 m/s2

c)

An increasing acceleration every second

d)

Constant velocity

14.

Which best describes the vertical motion of a projectile, assuming no air resistance?

a)

Acceleration of -10 m/s2

b)

Accelerations of -5 m/s2

c)

An increasing acceleration every second

d)

Constant velocity

15.

A marble traveling at 3 m/s rolls off the edge of a 1 m high table. What is its initial vertical speed?

a)

-10 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

-3 m/s

d)

-15 m/s

16.

A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off a cliff. What information is needed to find the time to fall?

a)

The height of the cliff

b)

The initial speed of the ball

c)

The mass of the ball

d)

All of these

17.

A cannon is fired horizontally from a 5.0 m tall tower. How much time will it take until the projectile hits the ground?

a)

0.5 s

b)

1.0 s

c)

2.0 s

d)

5.0 s

18.

What is the relationship between motion in the x and y-dimensions?

a)

If x is greater, then y is greater

b)

If x is greater, then y is less

c)

There is no relationship; independent

19.

If a ball is launched horizontally at 40 m/s from a bridge, what will be the magnitude of its velocity after 3 seconds?

a)

30 m/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

70 m/s

20.

A cannonball is launched horizontally at 50 m/s from an 80 m tall cliff. How far will it go (horizontally) before hitting the ground?

a)

100 m

b)

200 m

c)

400 m

d)

800 m

21.

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

a)

x = 15 m

y = -5 m

b)

x = 15 m

y = -10 m

c)

x = 10 m

y = -15 m

d)

x = 10 m

y = -7.5 m

22.

A marble traveling at 3 m/s rolls off the edge of a 1 m high table. What is its initial vertical speed?

a)

-10 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

-3 m/s

d)

-15 m/s

23.
In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will do the farthest is
a)
15o
b)
300
c)
45o
d)
600
24.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)

True

b)

False

25.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)

0 m/s2

b)

9.8 m/s2

26.
When a ball is projected horizontally, what is its initial vertical velocity?
a)

10

b)

0

c)

not enough information given

27.

Which of the following would not be projectile motion?

a)

a thrown baseball

b)

a water droplet in a waterfall

c)

a car driving on a horizontal surface

d)

a cannonball launched out of a cannon

28.
A ball is rolling across a table with a horizontal velocity of 2m/s. It rolls off a table that's 2m tall. How far does the ball land away from the table (Δx)?
a)

1.26 m Away

b)

4.13 m Away

c)

0.98 m Away

d)

3.45 m Away

29.
What is the height of a horizontal projectile if it takes 3 seconds to hit the ground?
a)
3.00 m
b)
29.4 m
c)
44.1 m
d)
88.3 m
30.
Two objects are fired with the same horizontal velocity. One object begins at 5 m above the ground while the other begins on a 30m high platform. Which object has the greatest horizontal range?
a)

projectile at 5m

b)

projectile at 30m

c)

Both objects have the same range

d)

Unable to determine

31.

What variable letter is altitude or height?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

32.

What variable letter is range or horizontal displacement?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

33.

What variable is vertical velocity?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

34.

What variable is horizontal velocity?

a)

dx

b)

vx

c)

dy

d)

vy

35.

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 farther from the base of the cliff?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both at the same distance