Horizontal Projectiles

Which best describes the horizontal motion of a projectile, assuming no air resistance?

• Acceleration of -10 m/s²

• Acceleration of -5 m/s²

• An increasing acceleration every second

• Constant velocity

Which best describes the vertical motion of a projectile, assuming no air resistance?

• Acceleration of -10 m/s²

• Accelerations of -5 m/s²

• An increasing acceleration every second

• Constant velocity

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A marble traveling at 3 m/s rolls off the edge of a 1 m high table. What is its initial vertical speed?

• -10 m/s

• 0 m/s

• -3 m/s

• -15 m/s

A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off a cliff. What information is needed to find the time to fall?

• The height of the cliff

• The initial speed of the ball

• The mass of the ball

• All of these

A player kicks a ball across the field. At the very top, what is the acceleration of the ball?

• It is accelerating to the right

• There is no acceleration at the top

• 10 m/s² up

• 10 m/s² down

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A cannon is fired horizontally from a 5.0 m tall tower. How much time will it take until the projectile hits the ground?

• 0.5 s

• 1.0 s

• 2.0 s

• 5.0 s

If a ball is launched horizontally at 40 m/s from a bridge, what will be the magnitude of its velocity after 3 seconds?

• 30 m/s

• 40 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 70 m/s

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What is the relationship between motion in the x and y-dimensions?

• If x is greater, then y is greater

• If x is greater, then y is less

• There is no relationship; independent

A cannonball is launched horizontally at 50 m/s from an 80 m tall cliff. How far will it go (horizontally) before hitting the ground?

• 100 m

• 200 m

• 400 m

• 800 m

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A ball is thrown horizontally off a bridge at 15 m/s. Where will it be (x and y) in 1 second?

• x = 15 m

  y = -5 m

• x = 15 m

  y = -10 m

• x = 10 m

  y = -15 m

• x = 10 m

  y = -7.5 m

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