Practice Problems
True/False
Vocabulary
100
4 sec
A ball is thrown horizontally at a speed of 10 m/s from the top of a cliff 78.4 m high. a. How long does it take the ball to reach the bottom of the cliff ?
100
False
An object which is thrown horizontally is called a trajectory
100
Mass
What is the amount of matter in an object?
200
40 meters
A ball is thrown horizontally at a speed of 10 m/s from the top of a cliff 78.4 m high. How far from the base of the cliff does the ball strike the ground?
200
True
The greater the horizontal velocity at which a projectile is launched the greater the horizontal distance will be.
200
Parabola
When an object is a projectile, what is the shape of the path that it travels?
300
60 m
A truck traveling at 20 m/s rolls off the edge of a cliff. The cliff is 44.1 m above the ocean. How far from the base of the cliff does the car strike the water?
300
False
The greater the horizontal velocity at which a projectile is launched the greater the time of flight will be.
300
Weight
What is mass x gravity, the force of gravity on an object?
400
3 sec
A truck traveling at 20 m/s rolls off the edge of a cliff. The cliff is 44.1 m above the ocean. How long does it take for the truck to hit the water.
400
True
On a projectile the velocity is constant horizontally.
400
Free fall
What is the motion of an object when the only force is gravity?
500
False, Projectiles move in two dimensions
Projectiles move in one dimension.
500
Instantaneous Velocity
What is the speed and direction at a specific time
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