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100

What is the Golden man statue given to talented actors

An Oscar

100
This is the shape of the path of all projectiles.
What is a parabola?
100
These are the units for initial velocity.
What is meters per second?
100
A rock is launches off a cliff at 10 m/s and that height of the cliff is 108 m. What is the horizontal displacement?
What is 184 m
100
What does d in the y direction refer to?
What is the vertical distance an object falls
200

What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?

Lady Gaga

200
It doesn't change, this velocity stays the same.
What is horizontal velocity of projectiles?
200
This is the standard unit for vertical displacement
What is the meter?
200
A monkey throws a banana off 15 m tall tree. The banana fell 8 m away from the tree. What was the horizontal velocity of the banana?
What is 4.7 m
200
This quantity links together the horizontal and vertical velocities.
What is time
300

This song is a soundtrack to the Disney Movie______

Encanto

300
This is the only force that acts on a projectile.
What is gravity?
300
This quantity is zero for all horizontally-launched projectiles. You must be very specific for credit.
What is initial velocity in the vertical direction?
300
A ball is shot at a bucket from a table with a height of 25 m. The initial velocity is 4.5 m/s. What is the range of the ball?
What is 9.9 m
300
This is what the path of a projectile is called.
What is the trajectory?
400

Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?

Horse

400
This is the equation for horizontal velocity
What is d = v t ?
400
This is the place of minimal overall velocity for an angled projectile.
What is the peak.
400
a dead duck is kicked off the roof of a house with an initial velocity of 65.5 m/s. The house is 73 feet tall. What is the horizontal displacement of the duck?
What is 250.21 m
400
These are 3 ways to change the range of your projectile.
What are initial velocity, starting height, and launch angle.
500

Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

Germany

500
This is the name of the set of four equations used for calculating motion with acceleration.
What are the kinematics equations?
500
Name the standard units for each of the following quantities: 1. velocity 2. displacement 3. time 4. acceleration
What is 1. meters per second 2. meters 3. seconds 4. meters per second squared
500
A penny is dropped from a 300 m building with a horizontal velocity of 15 m/s. How far away from the building does it fall?
117.4 m
500
This is the best angle to launch a projectile to get the longest range.
What is 45 degrees?
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