Horizontal Motion
Vertical Motion
Motion at an Angle
Trigonometry
Stuff Ya Know
100
Which axis of a graph is typically called horizontal?
The x axis
100
A ball is thrown directly upwards into the air. Here is the ball's velocity vs. time graph. When is the ball at its maximum height?
t=2s
100
A paintball is shot horizontally out of a window at 90 m/s and lands on the ground in 2.5 seconds. If a second paintball is dropped from rest from the same height, how long will it take to reach the ground?
2.5 seconds
100
sin(theta)= ?
Opposite/hypotenuse
100
Every projectile moves in this shape
Parabola
200
A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off a 22.0-meter high hill and lands a distance of 35.0 meters from the edge of the hill. Determine the initial horizontal velocity of the soccer ball.
16.5 m/s
200
A rock is launched vertically using a slingshot. After 6 seconds, the rock falls down and is at the same height that it was launched from. About how long did it take the rock to reach its maximum height?
3 seconds
200
A golf ball is hit into the air at an angle of 22 degrees with a speed of 75 m/s. What is its maximum height?
40.3 m
200
Cos(theta)=?
adjacent/hypotenuse
200
At a projectile's maximum height, its velocity in the y direction (Vy) is what?
0 m/s
300
A person throws a pumpkin at a horizontal speed of 4.0 m/s off a cliff. The pumpkin travels 9.5 horizontally before it hits the ground. We can ignore air resistance. What is the pumpkin's vertical displacement during the throw?
-27.67 m
300
A slingshot is used to shoot a rock directly upwards at 9 m/s from a height of 1 m. How high does it go?
5.13 m
300
An arrow is shot at 20 m/s at an angle of 15 degrees. Find the initial velocity components in the x AND y components
Vx = 19.32 m/s
Vy=5.18 m/s
300
What is the equation for the hypotenuse of a triangle?
sqrt(a^2+b^2
300
Acceleration in the y direction is always what?
-9.81 m/s/s
400
A drone drops a package on a target from a height of 2.4 m. The drone is traveling horizontally at a speed of 1.5 m/s. We can ignore air resistance.
What is the horizontal displacement of the package during the drop?
1.05 m
400
A person is jumping up and down on a trampoline. During one jump, they're in the air for 2.2 seconds. What was their initial speed at the start of the jump?
10.8 m/s
400
A person kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 15 m/s at an angle of 37° above the horizontal (neglecting the air resistance). Find the horizontal distance traveled by the ball.
22.08 m
400
A triangle has an opposite side of 15 m and a hypotenuse of 24 m. What is its reference angle?
38.68 degrees
400
Acceleration in the x direction is always what?
0 m/s/s
500
A plane is flying at a constant altitude of 8,500 m when it drops a heavy box. What is the altitude of the box after 5 seconds?
8,378 m
500
A person is riding in a hot air balloon that rises at a constant 4 m/s. When the balloon is 30 m high, they drop a rock over the side. How long does it take for the rock to hit the ground?
2.9s
500
A ball is thrown into the air at an angle of 60° above the horizontal with an initial velocity of 40 m/s from a 50-m-high building. Find The maximum height the ball reached from the base of the building.
111.22 m
500
Ms. Lee launches a marshmallow at a 53 degree angle and it reaches a maximum height of 14 m. How far did it travel in the x direction?
10.55 m
500
If something is launched horizontally, what angle is it launched at?
0 degrees