WorksheetsProjectile -Angled Launch
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
11-The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is:
constant
constantly decreasing
constantly increasing
always -9.8 m/s2 down
9- A baseball is thrown at a 22.5° angle and an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Assume no air resistance. How high does the ball go?
0 m
15.31 m
12.08 m
11.7 m
8- How is horizontal velocity calculated for a projectile fired at an angle?
V cos Θ
V sin Θ
V tan Ɵ
The path followed by a projectile is also known as its
trajectory
range
height
vertical displacement
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
0 m/s2
9.8 m/s2
What is the vertical velocity of a projectile at its highest point?
9.8 m/s2
9.8 m/s
0 m/s2
0 m/s
At which point is the velocity of the object the same as the initial velocity at A?
A
C
D
E
At which point could you measure half the time the projectile is in the air?
A
C
D
E
At which point is our object slowing down?
B
D
E
All points
At which of the following places does a projectile have the greatest acceleration?
At the peak of its trajectory
Half way to the peak
At the instant it is launched
All points have the same acceleration
What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it goes up?
It becomes zero.
It remains the same.
It decreases.
It increases.
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?
It increases.
It decreases.
It remains the same.
What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?
It increases.
It decreases.
It remains the same.
At what angle should the projectile be fired to have a maximum range?
00
450
900
1800
What is the acceleration of a projectile when it reaches the highest point of its trajectory?
0
9.8 m/s2
less than 9.8 m/s2
greater than 9.8 m/s2
What is the vertical velocity of a projectile when it reaches the highest point of its trajectory?
0
4.5 m/s
9.8 m/s
12.7 m/s
If a ball thrown straight up into the air takes 4 seconds to reach the top (peak), how long will it take to travel from the peak back to the original position?
0s
1s
3s
4s
The initial horizontal velocity of a projectile is ____ its final horizontal velocity.
less than
equal to
greater than
Once a projectile is launched, what is the only force that affects its motion?
mass
friction
inertia
gravity
TRUE OR FALSE.
Ignoring air resistance, the horizontal component of velocity of a horizontally launched projectile remains constant.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE.
At the beginning of the projectile’s trajectory, the magnitude of the vertical component of the velocity is equal to the magnitude of the horizontal component of the velocity.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE.
The magnitude of the vertical velocity of the projectile at the maximum height is zero.
TRUE
FALSE
