Projectile Motion Conceptual Physics Ignore air resistance for all problems

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1. The shape of the path of a projectile is called a ___________________. 2. The actual path along which the projectile travels is called the __________________. 3. The horizontal distance that a projectile travels is called it's _______________. 4. The horizontal and vertical components of a projectiles velocity are ___________ of each other. a) dependent b) independent c) similar d) the same as 5. The time it takes a projectile launched from the ground to reach maximum height is ___________ the time it takes to go from maximum height back down to the ground. a) half b) the same as c) double d) independent of 6. The time it takes a projectile launched from the ground to reach maximum height is ___________ the time it takes for the whole flight. a) half b) the same as c) double d) independent of 7. When you factor in air resistance, the projectile will travel ________________. a) higher, farther, and for greater time b) lower, shorter, and for less time c) shorter, but higher d) farther, but lower 8. The time of flight of a projectile depends upon the ____________ initial velocity. a) x component of the b) y component of the c) horizontal component of the d) total 9. After 4 seconds, about how far down will a projectile fall if the initial velocity is zero. a) 1 meter b) 16 meters c) 20 meters d) 80 meters

Circle True or False T or F 1. During projectile motion, the motion in the vertical direction is affected by gravity. T or F 2. During projectile motion, the motion in the horizontal direction is affected by gravity. T or F 3. A horizontally launched projectile will hit the ground at the same time as a freely falling object dropped from the same height. T or F 4. The horizontal component of a projectiles velocity remains the same throughout the flight. T or F 5. The path that a projectile takes is called the trajectory. Choose the best answer. 6. The shape of a projectiles trajectory is called a(n) _____________. a) arch b) half circle c) line d) parabola 7. Examples of projectiles include _____________________. a) jet airplanes, powered rockets, helicopters b) feathers, maple tree seeds, paper airplanes c) fired bullets, launched rockets, thrown balls d) all of the above 8. At the very top of a projectiles path, its velocity is a) entirely vertical b) entirely horizontal c) both vertical and horizontal d) there is not enough information to tell 9. In the absence of air friction, the vertical component of a projectiles velocity doesnt change as the projectile moves. a) always true b) sometimes true c) never true 10. In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will have the greatest range is a) 90 degrees b) 60 degrees c) 45 degrees d) 30 degrees e) 0 degrees

11. In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will have the greatest height is a) 90 degrees b) 60 degrees c) 45 degrees d) 30 degrees e) 0 degrees

12. When a projectile is affected by air resistance, the projectile will a) not travel as far b) not travel as high c) all of the above d) none of these 13. A boy standing on a platform 5m above the ground throws a ball horizontally. The ball travels a horizontal distance of 20 m when it hits the ground. How long does the ball take to get to the ground? What is the initial velocity of the ball?

10. 14. A ball is thrown from the edge of a cliff that is 55.0 meters high. The ball is thrown at 18.0 m/s at an angle 48 degrees above the horizontal. a) Find the maximum height of the projectile with respect to the ground. b.) Find the total time of flight. c.) Find the horizontal distance that the projectile traveled.