The document contains 15 multiple choice questions about projectile motion. It covers topics like the path of a projectile, direction of acceleration, time to hit the ground from different heights, use of trigonometry to find horizontal velocity, effect of initial vertical velocity on time to highest point, and questions about maximum/minimum velocity and acceleration at different points in a projectile's path.
2. 1. What is the shape of the path of any projectile?
a. Hyperbola b. Hypotenuse
c. Parabola c. Diagonal
2. What is the direction of the acceleration for any projectile?
a. The direction the projectile is traveling.
b. Down
c. Up
d. Sideways
3. If a projectile is launched horizontally from a height of 12 m, how long will it
take to hit the ground?
a. 2.45 seconds b. 5.16 seconds
c. 1.56 seconds c. 4.25 seconds
3. 4. If you are trying to find the horizontal component (Vx) of a projectile's velocity,
what trigonometry function would you use?
a. Cosine b. Sine
c. Tangent d. Traxoline
5. The vertical acceleration of any projectile ...
a. is always 9.8 m/s2.
b. is always -9.8 m/s2.
c. depends on the launch velocity.
d. depends on the angle of launch.
4. 6. If a projectile is launched with an initial vertical velocity (Voy) of 60 m/s, how
long will it take to reach its highest point?
a. 5.98 seconds b. 6.12 seconds
c. 6.58 seconds d. 6.92 seconds
7. When an object is launched horizontally, what is the initial vertical velocity?
a. 0 m/s
b. It's always 9.8 m/s
c. It depends on the horizontal launch speed
d. It depends on the color of the object being launched
5. 8. A projectile is launched and reaches its peak in 1.2 seconds. What was the initial
vertical velocity of the projectile?
a. 8.13 m/s b. 9.48 m/s
c. 10.75 m/s d. 11.76 m/s
9. If a projectile reaches its peak in 1.2 seconds, what is the maximum height it
reaches?
a. 2.95 m b. 3.76 m
c. 5.88 m d. 7.06 m
10. At which of the following places does a projectile have the greatest acceleration?
a. At the peak of its trajectory
b. Half way to the peak
c. At the instant it is launched
d. All points have the same acceleration
6. 11. At which of the following places does a projectile have the least VELOCITY?
a. At the peak of its trajectory
b. Half way to the peak
c. At the instant it is launched
d. All points have the same velocity
12. A 5 kg mass and a 10 kg mass are launched horizontally from the same
height. Which hits the ground first? (Neglect air resistance)
a. The 5 kg mass
b. The 10 kg mass
c. They will hit at the same time
d. It depends on the launch velocity
7. 12. Gun #1 is fired horizontally at 10 m/s and gun #2 is fired horizontally at 50
m/s. Which bullet hits the ground first?
a. Bullet #1
b. Bullet #2
c. They both will hit at the same time
d. It depends on the caliber of the bullets
13. A soccer ball is kicked with a 36 degree angle and a velocity of 23 m/s. Find
the horizontal component of the balls velocity.
a. 13.5 m/s b. 14.1 m/s
c. 18.6 m/s d. 33.1 m/s
8. 14. At which of the following places does a projectile have the greatest
VELOCITY?
a. At the peak of its trajectory
b. Half way up to the peak
c. At the instant it is launched
d. It has the same velocity at all places
15. A man wants to shoot an arrow so that it has the greatest range (horizontal
distance). In a perfect physics world at what angle should he shoot the arrow?
a. 10 degrees b. 45 degrees
c. 60 degrees d. 90 degrees