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Projectile Motion Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A marble launcher shoots a marble horizontally from the height of 0.2 m above a horizontal floor. The marble lands on the floor 5 m away from the launcher. How long did the marble stay in the air?

a)

0.1 s

b)

0.2 s

c)

0.3 s

d)

0.4 s

2.

A marble launcher shoots a marble horizontally from the height of 0.2 m above a horizontal floor. The marble lands on the floor 5 m away from the launcher. What is the initial speed of the marble?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

15 m/s

d)

25 m/s

3.

A bowling ball is rolled off the side of a building that is 11 m tall with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. How long is the bowling ball in the air?

a)

1 s

b)

1.5 s

c)

2 s

d)

2.5 s

4.

A bowling ball is rolled off the side of a building that is 11 m tall with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. Where does the bowling ball land horizontally?

a)

5 m

b)

10 m

c)

15 m

d)

20 m

5.

Neglecting air resistance, what do you know about the horizontal velocity of a projectile?

a)

The horizontal velocity is constant.

b)

The horizontal velocity varies with time.

c)

The horizontal velocity is zero.

d)

The horizontal velocity varies with mass.

6.

What is the vertical velocity of a projectile at the top of its path?

a)

0 m/s

b)

0 ms20\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

9.8 ms29.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}

d)

9.8 ms2-9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}

7.

Neglecting air resistance, what is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

a)

0 m/s

b)

0 ms20\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

9.8 ms29.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}

d)

9.8 ms2-9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}

8.

Which of the following is independent of the horizontal component of a projectile velocity?

a)

The vertical component

b)

Displacement

c)

Time

d)

None of these

9.

What is the vertical acceleration of a ball dropped off a cliff, at two seconds ?

a)

19.6ms-19.6\frac{m}{s}  

b)

0ms20\frac{m}{s^2}

c)

9.8ms29.8\frac{m}{s^2}

d)

9.8ms2-9.8\frac{m}{s^2}

10.

A coin tossed vertically upward and it reaches its highest point in 7 seconds. What is the velocity at its highest point?

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

9.8 m/s2 

d)

98 m/s2

11.

A ball, on the ground, is kicked horizontally with an initial speed of 30 m/s. if the situation asks to find the distance covered, what variable should we solve for ?

a)

Δx\Delta x  

b)

Δy\Delta y  

c)

vx

d)

vy

12.

Which of the following variables are NOT important in the study of a projectile motion?

a)

speed of the projectile

b)

mass of the projectile

c)

height of release

d)

time covered

13.

Which term represents the path of a projectile?

a)

displacement

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

trajectory

14.

Which variable represents the speed of a projectile before it is affected by gravity.

a)

V0V_0  

b)

Δx\Delta x  

c)

VfV_f  

d)

Δv\Delta v  

15.

TRUE or FALSE:

A projectile in free fall is always moving in the downward direction.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

TRUE or FALSE:

A projectile in free fall must be accelerating in the downward direction.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Which variable is shared between the x and y directions of an object in free fall?

a)

Time

b)

Displacement

c)

Acceleration

d)

Velocity

18.

The horizontal and vertical components of an object in projectile motion are __________ of each other.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Equal

d)

Different

19.

For projectile motion the velocity in the x direction is ________. Its acceleration, is therefore equal to ________?

a)

Constant; 0

b)

Variable; 0

c)

Constant; -9.8

d)

Variable; -9.8

20.

Two objects are released at the same time. One object is dropped in the vertical direction and the other is launched horizontally. 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

21.

An object is in free-fall near the Earth’s surface. The acceleration is _______.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

d)

zero

22.

If you drop a bowling ball and throw a baseball horizontally from the same height at the same time, which object hits the ground first?

a)

bowling ball hits the ground first

b)

baseball hits the ground first

c)

both hit the ground at the same time

d)

not enough information to determine when either hits the ground.

23.

A baseball is thrown across a field. Neglecting air resistance, the ball’s horizontal velocity _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays constant

d)

is zero

24.

a)

longer time

b)

shorter time

c)

the same time

25.

The vertical acceleration of Rock A will be ________ the vertical acceleration of Rock B

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

26.

The horizontal acceleration of Rock A will be _________ than the horizontal acceleration of Rock B

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

27.

The horizontal velocity of Rock A will be _________ than Rock B

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

28.

A bicyclist launches horizontally off a cliff at 18 m/s. If the cliff edge is 15 m above the ground, how far from the cliff's edge does the bicycle land?

a)

31.5 m

b)

55.1 m

c)

66.1 m

d)

34.5 m

29.

A bicyclist launches horizontally off a cliff at 18 m/s. If the cliff edge is 15 m above the ground, what is the vertical velocity right before impact?

a)

13.52 m/s

b)

18 m/s

c)

15 m/s

d)

17.15 m/s

30.

A bicyclist launches horizontally off a cliff at 18 m/s. If the cliff edge is 15 m above the ground, what is the time it takes to fall?

a)

1.75 s

b)

3.06 s

c)

3.67 s

d)

1.92 s

31.

A bicyclist launches horizontally off a cliff at 18 m/s. If the cliff edge is 15 m above the ground, what is the horizontal velocity right before impact?

a)

17.15 m/s

b)

18 m/s

c)

15 m/s

d)

15.17 m/s

32.

Where would a sack of flour land horizontally from the dropping point if it were

dropped out of a plane flying horizontally at 60.0 m/s at an altitude of 300.0

m?

a)

469m

b)

852m

c)

7.32m

d)

287m

33.

While skiing, Ellen encounters an unexpected bump that she leaves traveling

horizontally at 12.0 m/s. How far out from her starting point will she land

if she falls from a height of 7.00 m?

a)

16.8m

b)

12.7m

c)

14.3m

d)

23.2m

34.

While skiing, Ellen encounters an unexpected bump that she leaves traveling

horizontally at 12.0 m/s. She falls from a height of 7.00m. What is the final vertical velocity?

a)

8.6m

b)

11.7m

c)

14.3m

d)

16.8m

35.

A stone is thrown horizontally at 8.0 m/s from the edge of a cliff 78 m high.

How far from the base of the cliff does the ball land?

a)

19m

b)

25m

c)

32m

d)

48m