Projectile Motion — Unit test Answers

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A basketball rolls off a deck that is 3.2 m from the pavement. The basketball lands 0.75 m from the edge of the deck. How fast was the basketball rolling?Seema lists the given values in a chart and determines that the unknown value is vx.

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A
The y and x values are switched.
Option A
B
The unknown is , not vx.
Option B
C
The value for ay is not known.
D
The value of y should be –3.2 m.
Option D
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A
distance
B
time
C
motion
D
displacement
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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
Option
Option C
D
A vector drawn northeast, labeled D.
Option D
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The chart shows data for a moving object.

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A
The object has negative displacement.
B
The object has negative acceleration.
C
The object does not have displacement.
D
The object is not accelerating.
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Study the velocity vs. time graph shown.

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A
4 m
B
8 m
C
16 m
D
24 m
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The diagram shows a motion map.

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A
The object has decreasing acceleration and increasing velocity.
B
The object has positive acceleration and eventually stops.
C
The object has decreasing acceleration and decreasing velocity.
D
The object has negative acceleration and eventually stops.
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Alana is skateboarding at 19 km/h and throws a tennis ball at 11 km/h to her friend Oliver who is behind her leaning against a wall. What is the speed of the tennis ball if someone was watching the exchange on the sidewalk?

A
8 km/hr
B
11 km/hr
C
15 km/hr
D
30 km/hr
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Simon is riding a bike at 12 km/h away from his friend Keesha. He throws a ball at 5 km/h back to Keesha, who is standing still on a sidewalk.

A
5 km/h
B
7 km/h
C
12 km/h
D
17 km/h
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The of the line on a velocity vs. time graph represents acceleration.

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What does the x represent on a motion map?

A
reference point
B
total displacement
C
speed
D
velocity
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Projectile motion is a combination of which two types of motion?

A
parabolic and curved
B
straight and diagonal
C
horizontal and vertical
D
constant and linear
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A projectile is launched horizontally from a height of 8.0 m. The projectile travels 6.5 m before hitting the ground.The velocity of the projectile the moment it was launched, rounded to the nearest hundredth, is m/s.

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The formulas used to analyze the horizontal and vertical motion of projectiles launched at an angle involve the use of which function(s)?

A
tangent only
B
cosine only
C
sine and tangent
D
cosine and sine
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The diagram shows a motion map for a train.

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A
The train traveled south and then north.
B
The train moved at a velocity of 75 mph north.
C
The train had a greater velocity when it moved away from the origin.
D
The train stopped for 3 seconds.
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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
Option C
D
1.0 m/s2
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A
diagonal
B
parabolic
C
perpendicular
D
tangential
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Xavier is roller skating at 14 km/h and tosses a set of keys forward on the ground at 8 km/h. The speed of the keys relative to the ground is km/h.

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Walt ran 5 kilometers in 25 minutes, going eastward. What was his average velocity?

A
0.17 km/min east
B
0.2 km/min east
C
5 km/min east
D
25 km/min east
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Deena made a chart to summarize features of a velocity vs. time graph for objects with constant acceleration and objects with constant velocity.Which best describes Deena’s error?

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A
The line for constant velocity is not horizontal; it is diagonal and slopes downward.
B
The area of the rectangle and the triangle under the line should be added together for constant acceleration
C
Find acceleration by finding the area of the rectangle above the line.
D
Find velocity by calculating the slope of the line.
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A
direction
B
magnitude
C
time
D
motion

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