WorksheetsProjectile Motion Lesson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the velocity of an object launched straight up at its highest point?
zero
equal to its vx
½ its maximum value
equal to gravity
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile in real life?
0 m/s2
9.8 m/s2
In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement dx ?
A
B
C
D
At what point is vx= 0 m/s?
A
B
C
D
None of these points
What do we call an object that moves as a result of two independent forces, one of which is its horizontal motion, and the other is due to gravity?
Air resistance
Friction
Projectile
Trajectory
What do we call the parabolic path that any object follows in a projectile motion?
Air resistance
Friction
Projectile
Trajectory
Which of the following is referred to as a change in position of an object with respect to a reference point?
Force
Motion
Matter
Energy
The path followed by a projectile is also known as its
trajectory
range
height
vertical displacement
Once a projectile is launched, what is the only force that affects its motion?
mass
friction
inertia
gravity
Which of the following statements about the horizontal and vertical components of projectile motion is true?
Changes in the horizontal component occur only when the vertical component changes.
Both the horizontal and vertical components are always constant.
The vertical component changes while the horizontal component stays the same.
The horizontal and vertical components are dependent of each other.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?
9.8 m/s2
9.8 m/s
0 m/s2
0 m/s
Two objects of the same mass are launched from the ground. Object A has a launch angle of 45, while Object B has a launch angle of 65. Which object will hit the ground first?
A
B
Both objects hit the ground at the same time
unable to determine with the given information
What is the angle of projection for maximum range in projectile motion?
30 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
90 degrees
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the time of flight of a projectile?
Initial velocity
Angle of projection
Acceleration due to gravity
Mass of the projectile
In a projectile motion, if the initial velocity is doubled, what happens to the range of the projectile?
It remains the same
It doubles
It quadruples
It halves
