Concept Questions Projectile Motion

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Projectile Motion
(1, 2, 3, 4) In the series of questions that follow, assume that the magnitude of the acceleration
of gravity is exactly 10.0 m/s2 and that there is no friction with the air. A bored golfer standing
on a flat, horizontal section of the golf course hits a small stone with his club so that the
horizontal and vertical components of its velocity as it leaves the ground are 20.0 m/s and 15.0
m/s respectively.
___ 1. When the stone is at the top of its trajectory, its speed is ___ m/s.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
(I) 40 (J) some other value
___ 2. When the stone is at the top of its trajectory, the magnitude of its acceleration is ___ m/s2.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
___ 3. The time required for the stone to reach the highest point in its trajectory is ___ s.
(A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1.0 (D) 1.5 (E) 2.0 (F) 2.5 (G) 3 (H) 4
___ 4. The horizontal distance traveled by the stone before it hits the ground is ___ m.
(A) 0 (B) 30 (C) 35 (D) 40 (E) 45 (F) 50 (G) 60 (H) 80
(5, 6, 7) A golf ball is hit on a flat horizontal section of the golf course such that it leaves the
ground with a velocity the horizontal component of which is 20.0 m/s and the vertical
component of which is 30.0 m/s. For the questions that follow, assume that the acceleration of
gravity is 10.0 . . . m/s2.
___ 5. When the golf ball is at the highest point in its trajectory, its speed will be ___ m /s.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 40
___ 6. The time the ball is in the air before it hits the ground is ___ s.
(A) 0 (B) 1.0 (C) 2.0 (D) 3.0 (E) 4.0 (F) 5.0 (G) 6.0 (H) 7.0
(I) 8.0 (J) some other value
___ 7. When the golf ball is at the highest point in its trajectory, the magnitude of the horizontal
component of its acceleration is ___ m /s2.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 40
(8 - 14) In the series of questions that follow assume that the magnitude of the acceleration of
gravity is 10.0 m/s2 and that there is no friction with the air. A soccer player kicks a soccer
ball across a horizontal playing field so that the vertical and horizontal components of the
velocity of the ball as it leaves the ground are 20.0 m/s and 10.0 m/s respectively.
___ 8. When the ball is at the top of its trajectory, its speed is ___ m/s.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
___ 9. When the ball is at the top of its trajectory, the magnitude of the vertical component of its
acceleration is ___ m/s2.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
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___ 10. The time the ball is in the air before it hits the ground is ___ s.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4 (F) 5 (G) 6 (H) 7
___ 11. When the ball is at the top of its trajectory, the magnitude of the horizontal component of its
acceleration is ___ m/s2.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
___ 12. While the soccer ball is rising to the highest point in its trajectory, the average value of the
horizontal component of its velocity is ___ m/s.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
___ 13. While the soccer ball is rising to the highest point in its trajectory, the average value of the
vertical component of its velocity is ___ m/s.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
___ 14. The maximum height attained by the ball is ___ m.
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 25 (G) 30 (H) 35
(15, 16, 17) For this series of questions, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. A small stone
originally at rest is dropped over the edge of a very tall building.
___ 15. During the fourth second of fall, the speed of the stone changes ___m/s.
(A) 0 (B) 5.0 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20 (F) 30 (G) some other value
___ 16. During the second second of fall, the average speed of the stone is ___ m/s.
___ 17. During the first second of fall, the stone falls a distance of ___m.
(18, 19) A 1.0 kg brick and a 10 kg concrete block are dropped off the edge of the same
building at the same time. Neglecting any air resistance, then as the pieces fall …
___ 18. … the magnitude of the acceleration of the brick is ___ that of the block.
(A) equal to (B) less than (C) more than
___ 19. … the magnitude of the net, external force acting on the brick is ___ that acting on the
block.
(20 - 23) For this series of questions, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. One reaches out over the
edge of a tall building and throws a stone straight up with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s.
___ 20. The change in speed of the stone during the first second of its motion is ___ the change in
its speed during the third second of its motion.
___ 21. The distance traveled by the stone during the first second is ___ the distance traveled by the
stone during the second second.
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___ 22. At the instant the stone is at its maximum altitude, the acceleration of the stone is ___.
(A) 0 (B) 10 m/s2 upward (C) 10 m/s2 horizontal (D) 10 m/s2 downward
(E) something else
___ 23. The time required for the stone to reach its maximum altitude is ___ sec.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) more than 1 but less than 2 (D) 2 (E) more than 2
___ 24. The force which causes a projectile to undergo the motion it experiences is properly
described as ___ (you may not have been exposed to all the physics you need to answer this
question).
(A) constant (B) constant in magnitude but continually changing in direction
(C) zero (D) constant in direction but continually changing in magnitude
(E) none of the above
(25 - 28) A projectile is launched from ground level with speed vo at an angle φo above the
horizontal.
___ 25. If vo was increased slightly, the range of the projectile would ___.
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) remain constant
(D) increase, decrease, or remain constant depending on other information
___ 26. If φo was increased slightly, the time the projectile spends in the air before hitting the
ground would ___.
___ 27. If vo was increased slightly, the maximum height attained by the projectile would ___.
___ 28. If φo was decreased slightly, the range of the projectile would ___.
(29 - 34) A golfer hits a rock with a golf club such that the rock leaves the horizontal ground
with a velocity, vo, which makes an angle φ = 45 ˚ with the horizontal. The velocity of the
rock is such that at the time it leaves the ground, the magnitude of its vertical and horizontal
components are each 20 m/s. (Neglect air friction, and assume that g = 10.00 m/s2.)
___ 29. When the rock is at its maximum altitude, the magnitude of its velocity will be ___ 20 m/s.
(D) incomparable, without additional information, with
___ 30. When the rock is at its maximum altitude, the magnitude of its acceleration will be ___10
m/s2.
(D) incomparable, without additional information, with
___ 31. The time required for the rock to reach its maximum altitude is ___ sec.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) some other number
___ 32. The horizontal distance traveled by the rock before it hits the ground is approximately ___
m.
(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50 (E) 60 (F) 80
(G) 100 (H) some other value
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___ 33. If the angle φ was increased slightly the time the rock spends in the air would ___.
___ 34. If the stone was launched with the same speed, vo, but at an angle φ > 45 °, the range of
this second stone would be ___ that of the first.
(35 - 38) A bored golfer hits a stone so that it leaves the horizontal ground with a speed vo at
an angle φ < 45 ˚. The stone reaches a maximum altitude A, stays in the air a time interval T
and hits the ground with speed vf a distance D from the feet of the golfer.
___ 35. If φ was decreased slightly, T would ___.
(A) remain constant (B) decrease (C) increase
___ 36. If vo was increased slightly, D would ___.
___ 37. If φ was decreased slightly, vf would ___.
___ 38. If φ was decreased slightly, A would ___.
___ 39 The maximum altitude attained by a projectile is determined by ___ of its initial velocity.
(A) only the horizontal component
(B) only the vertical component
(C) both the horizontal and vertical components
(D) neither the horizontal nor the vertical component
___ 40. The range of a projectile fired at an angle φ above the horizontal is determined by ___ of its
initial velocity.
(A) only the horizontal component
(B) only the vertical component
(C) both the horizontal and vertical components
(D) neither the horizontal nor the vertical component
(41 - 45) A good rock thrower takes a 20 gm stone in his left hand and a 40 gm stone in his
right hand and simultaneously throws them both with a speed of 15 m/s at an angle of 45 ˚
relative to the horizontal ground.
___ 41. The time required for the 20 gm stone to reach its maximum altitude is ___ than that for the
40 gm stone.
(A) equal to (B) less than (C) more than (D) incomparable with
___ 42. The maximum altitude reached by the 20 gm stone is ___ that reached by the 40 gm stone.
___ 43. The work done by the thrower on the 20 gm stone is ___ done on the 40 gm stone.
___ 44. The distance from the thrower's feet at which the 20 gm stone hits the ground is ___ that
for the 40 gm stone.
___ 45. The average acceleration experienced by the 20 gm stone while in "flight" is ___ that
experienced by the 40 gm stone while in "flight".
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(46 - 48) A projectile is launched from ground level with speed vo and at an angle φ (> 45 ˚)
above the horizontal.
___ 46. If φ was increased slightly, the maximum altitude attained by the projectile would ___
___ 47. If φ was increased slightly, the range of the projectile would ___.
___ 48. If vo was decreased slightly, the time required for the projectile to reach its maximum
altitude would ___.
KEY
1 E 18 A 35 B
2 C 19 B 36 C
3 D 20 A 37 A
4 G 21 C 38 B
5 E 22 D 39 B
6 G 23 D 40 C
7 A 24 A 41 A
8 C 25 A 42 A
9 C 26 A 43 B
10 E 27 A 44 A
11 A 28 D 45 A
12 C 29 A 46 A
13 C 30 A 47 B
14 E 31 B 48 B
15 C 32 F
16 D 33 A
17 B 34 B
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