Physics E1 Practice Test

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.

• hyperbolic

• parabolic

• linear

• circular

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?

• -9.0 m/s

• -9.8 m/s

• -9.8 m/s2

• -9.08 m/s2

Would a basketball player jump higher or lower if playing on the moon?

• the same

• lower

• higher

• no way to know

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projectile motion

inertia is the __________ to the state of motion

• resistance

• force

• acceleration

Which of the following angle gives a projectile with maximum range?

• 0

• 45

• 60

• 90

A coin tossed vertically upward and it reaches the highest point in 7.0s. at the highest point, the velocity is _______.

• 9.8 m/s

• 0

• 9.8 m/s² 

• 98 m/s²

A ball is thrown vertically upward. When it reaches ground after falling from the highest point, its velocity is usually at maximum just before it hits the ground. In this situation, the acceleration of this projectile is _____.

• 9.8 m/s

• 0

• 9.8 m/s²

• 98 m/s²