Projectile Worksheet Edexcel

PROJECTILE WORKSHEET
1. The graph shows how the position of a steel ball which has been projected horizontally from P
changes with time. The position of the ball is shown at constant time intervals.
A. Explain how the horizontal motion of the ball shows that air resistance is negligible.
B. Explain the vertical motion of the ball.
C. If air resistance were not negligible, describe how this would affect
i. the horizontal motion of the ball,
ii. the vertical motion of the ball.
2. A man jumps from a plane that is travelling horizontally at a speed of 70 m/s . If air resistance can be
ignored, determine
A. his horizontal velocity 2.0 s after jumping,
B. his vertical velocity 2.0 s after jumping,
C. the magnitude and direction of his resultant velocity 2.0 s after jumping.
3. A dart is thrown horizontally at a speed of 8.0 m/s towards the centre of a dartboard that is 2.0 m
away. At the same instant that the dart is released, the support holding the dartboard fails and the
dartboard falls freely, vertically downwards. The dart hits the dartboard in the centre before they
both reach the ground.
A. State and explain the motion of the dart and the dartboard, while the dart is in flight.
You may be awarded additional marks to those shown in brackets for the quality of written
communication in your answer.
B. Calculate
i. the time taken for the dart to hit the dartboard,
ii. the vertical component of the dart’s velocity just before it strikes the dartboard,
iii. the magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity of the dart as it strikes the dartboard.
4. Figure shows the path of a ball thrown
horizontally from the top of a tower of
height 24m which is sounded by level
ground.
A. Using two labelled arrows, show on
Figure the direction of the velocity, v,
and the acceleration, a,of the ball
when it is at point P.
B. Calculate the time taken from when
the ball is thrown to when it first hits
the ground. Assume air resistance is negligible.
C. The ball hits the ground 27 m from the base of the tower. Calculate the speed at which the ball
is thrown.
5. The figure below shows a skateboarder descending a ramp.
The skateboarder starts from rest at the top of the ramp at A and leaves the ramp at B horizontally
with a velocity v.
A. State the energy changes that take place as the skateboarder moves from A to B.
B. In going from A to B the skateboarder’s centre of gravity descends a vertical height of 1.5 m.
Calculate the horizontal velocity, v, stating an assumption that you make.
C. Explain why the acceleration decreases as the skateboarder moves from A to B.
D. After leaving the ramp at B the skateboarder lands on the ground at C 0.42 s later.
Calculate for the skateboarder
(i) The horizontal distance travelled between B and C,

(ii) The vertical component of the velocity immediately before impact at C,
(iii) The magnitude of the resultant velocity immediately before impact at C.
6. While investigating projectile motion, a student used stroboscopic photography to determine the
position of a steel ball at regular intervals as it fell under gravity. With the stroboscope flashing 20
times per second, the ball was released from rest at the top of an inclined track, and left the foot of
the track at P, as shown in the diagram below.
For each of the images on the photograph, the student calculated the horizontal distance, x, and the
vertical distance, y, covered by the ball at time t after passing P. Both distances were measured from
point P. He recorded his results for the distances x and y in the table.
A. Using two sets of measurements from the table, calculate the horizontal component of velocity
of the ball. Give a reason for your choice of measurements.
B. The student worked out that the variables y and t in the experiment could be represented By
y/t = u + kt where u and k are constants. Complete the table above. Use the data in the table
to plot a suitable graph to confirm the equation. (Allow one sheet graph paper) Use your graph
to find the values of u and k.

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5. The figure below shows a skateboarder descending a ramp.

Calculate for the skateboarder

(i) The horizontal distance travelled between B and C,

(iii) The magnitude of the resultant velocity immediately before impact at C.

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