Projectile Motion (Worksheet)
Projectile Motion (Worksheet)
1.
A) A woman drops a weight from the top of a bridge while a friend below measures the time it takes for the object
to strike the water below. What is the height of the bridge if the time is 3 s ?
B) A baseball leaves a bat with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s. In a time of 0.25 s, how far will it have traveled
horizontally, and how far will it have fallen vertically?
checkpoint
All parts of Q1 correct: go to Q3
1 part of Q1 incorrect: go to Q2
More than 1 part incorrect: ask someone at your table or see me for help, then go to Q2
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2.
A) A brick is given an initial downward velocity of 6 m/s. What is its final velocity after falling a distance of
40 m ?
B) A bullet leaves the barrel of a weapon with an initial horizontal velocity of 400 m/s. Find the horizontal and
vertical displacements after 3 s.
checkpoint
All parts of Q2 correct: go to Q3
1 or more parts of Q2 incorrect: ask someone at your table or see me for help, then go to Q3
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3.
(b) what are the height and velocity of the arrow after 2 s ?
B) At a lumber mill, logs are discharged horizontally at 15 m/s from a greased chute that is 20 m above a mill pond.
How far do the logs travel horizontally ?
checkpoint
All parts of Q3 correct: go to Q5
1 part of Q3 incorrect: go to Q4
More than 1 part of Q3 incorrect ask someone at your table or see me for help, then go to Q4
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4.
C) A hammer is thrown vertically upward to the top of a roof 16 m high. What minimum initial velocity was
required ?
D) A projectile has an initial horizontal velocity of 40 m/s at the edge of a rooftop. Find the horizontal and vertical
components of its velocity after 3 s.
checkpoint
All parts of Q4 correct: go to Q5
1 or more parts of Q4 incorrect: ask someone at your table or see me for help, then go to Q5
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5.
(b) With what speed will it hit the ground ? (hint: it will have velocity in the horizontal and vertical
directions)
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B) A projectile leaves the ground with a velocity of 35 m/s at an angle of 32°. What is the maximum
height attained?
C) The projectile in QD rises and falls, striking a billboard at a point 8 m above the ground. What was
the time of flight, and how far did it travel horizontally?
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