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Projectile Motion Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What force enables objects to reach the ground?

a)

Frictional Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Tension Force

2.

What is the shape of the trajectory of a projectile?

a)

Circular

b)

Hyperbolic

c)

Elliptical

d)

Parabolic

3.

Which of the following composed the two linear motions of a projectile?

a)

Horizontal and Circular Motion

b)

Horizontal and Vertical Motion

c)

Vertical and Circular Motion

d)

Vertical and Curvilinear Motion

4.

What is referred to as an object that is given an initial velocity and is then acted solely upon by gravitational force?

a)

Project

b)

Projectile

c)

Target

d)

Trajectory

5.

What do you call the path followed by an object under projectile motion?

a)

Project

b)

Target

c)

Projectile

d)

Trajectory

6.

What happens to the vertical velocity of an object as it travels through the air?

a)

Changes continuously

b)

Gradually decreases

c)

Gradually increases

d)

Remains the same

7.

What happens to the horizontal velocity of an object as it travels through the air?

a)

Changes continuously

b)

Gradually decreases

c)

Gradually increases

d)

Remains the same

8.

If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its vertical velocity at the highest point?

a)

0m/s

b)

9.8m/s

c)

0m/s2

d)

-9.8 m/s2

9.

If a stone is horizontally launched at a certain height, how do you describe the magnitude of its vertical velocity as it approaches the ground?

a)

Changes continuously

b)

Gradually decreasing

c)

Gradually increasing

d)

Remains the same

10.

What is the acceleration of a baseball thrown to the air at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal as it returns to the ground?

a)

0m/s

b)

9.8m/s

c)

0m/s2

d)

-9.8 m/s2