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Which arrow best represents the path of an object with projectile motion?

A
A ladder in the middle with a vector pointing west.
Option A
B
A vector drawn north, labeled B.
Option B
C
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Option C
D
A vector drawn northeast, labeled D.
Option D
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Which is an example of projectile motion?

A
a person throwing a rock
B
a child swinging on a swing set
C
an athlete running on a track
D
a teacher picking up a pencil
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In the formula vy = ayt, what is the value of ay for an object in projectile motion?

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A
–9.8 m/s2
B
0 m/s2
C
m/s2
D
1.0 m/s2
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Why is a baseball thrown by a pitcher considered to have projectile motion?

A
It gains a lot of kinetic energy.
B
It has horizontal and vertical motion.
C
It gets pulled to the ground by gravity.
D
It moves in a diagonal direction.
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A
diagonal
B
parabolic
C
perpendicular
D
tangential
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Mohammed made a chart to list examples and nonexamples of projectile motion.Which best completes the chart?

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A
a football thrown in the air
B
a kite flying on a string
C
a golf ball rolling off a table
D
water spraying from a fountain
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Sung rolls a marble off the edge of a table. She rolls the marble off the same table again but at a different speed.

A
The marble’s horizontal and vertical velocities change.
B
The marble’s horizontal and vertical velocities remain the same.
C
The marble’s vertical velocity changes, but its horizontal velocity does not.
D
The marble’s horizontal velocity changes, but its vertical velocity does not.
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Lexy throws a dart with an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 60° relative to the ground. What is the approximate vertical component of the initial velocity?

A
0.5 m/s
B
0.87 m/s
C
12.5 m/s
D
21.7 m/s
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The horizontal velocity of projectile X is changing, and the vertical velocity of projectile Y is constant.
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The vertical velocity of projectile Y is changing, and the horizontal velocity of projectile X is constant.
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The horizontal acceleration of projectile X is –9.8 m/s2, and the vertical acceleration of projectile Y is 0 m/s2.
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The horizontal acceleration of projectile Y is –9.8 m/s2, and the vertical acceleration of projectile Y is 0 m/s2.

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