Chapter 4: Two-Dimensional Kinematics
Practice Questions




1.  

A ball moves with a constant speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees with the x-axis, what is the x-component of its velocity?

2 m/s
5 m/s
8.7 m/s
10 m/s


2.  

What is the y-component of the velocity of the ball in question 1?

2 m/s
5 m/s
8.7 m/s
10 m/s


3.  

How far does the ball in question 1 travel in the x direction in 2 seconds?

4 meters
10 meters
17.4 meters
20 meters


4.  

How far does the ball in question 1 travel in the y direction in 2 seconds?

4 meters
10 meters
17.4 meters
20 meters


5.  

Suppose that several projectiles are fired on level ground. Which one will be in the air longest?

The one with the farthest range, R.
The one with the highest maximum elevation, h.
The one with the greatest initial velocity.


6.  

Which of the following does not affect the range of a projectile?

vo Initial Speed
thetao Launch Angle
yo Initial Height
xo Initial Horizontal Position


7.  

Which of the following must be zero for a projectile to achieve its maximum range?

vxf
vyf
xf
yf


8.  

Which of the following must be zero for a projectile to be at its maximum height?

vxm
vym
ym
xm


9.  

You hit a handball too hard and it lands, moving horizontally, on top of a roof. If its original velocity was vo at an angle q above the horizontal, then the velocity it lands on the roof with is

zero
vo sin q
vo cos q
2vo


10.  

You throw a pebble upward as shown, with a velocity vo at an angle theta, from a roof (at point J) h ft above the ground. If the pebble rises upward to h ft above the roof (to point K), then falls to the ground below (to point L), its speed when it hits the ground is

vo.
between vo and 2vo.
2vo.
greater than 2vo.


11.  


A ball is hit off a 1 meter high tee at 20 m/s at an anle or 70 degrees and lands on top of a 3 meter high truck, what is its initial y position, yo? (Ground level is zero.)

0 meters
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters


12.  

In question 11 what is the initial x position, xo?

0 meters
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters


13.  

In question 11 what is vox?

0 m/s
6.84 m/s
18.8 m/s
20 m/s


14.  

In question 11 what is voy?

0 m/s
6.84 m/s
18.8 m/s
20 m/s


15.  

In question 11 what is the final y position?

0 meters
1 meter
2 meters
3 meters


16.  

In question 11 what ia the distance between the tee and the truck?

0.75 meters
20.1 meters
25.5 meters
40.1 meters


17.  

In question 11 what is the time of travel of the ball?

0.1 s
3.7 s
5 s
12 s


18.  

In question 11 what is the horizontal speed of the ball at its maximun height?

0 m/s
6.84 m/s
18.8 m/s
20 m/s


19.  

In the previous question what is the vertical velocity?

0 m/s
6.84 m/s
18.8 m/s
20 m/s


20.  

In question 19 what is the acceleration?

-9.81 m/s2
0 m/s2
+9.81 m/s2


21.  

In question 19 what is the maximum altitude?

5 meters
9 meters
12 meters
18.8 meters


22.  

In question 11 where is the speed the greatest?

start
top
end


23.  

The formula for the range of a projectile

assumes that yo is zero.
assumes that yo is not zero.
assumes that xo is zero.
assumes that xo is not zero.


24.  

What is the range of a projectile launched horizontally with a speed of 9.8 m/s?

9.8 meters
14.1 meters
20 meters


25.  

Which of the following is not an example of projectile motion?

football pass
basketball shot
space shuttle launch
home run
volley ball serve


Practice Questions: Practice Questions by Carl Adler, East Carolina University. ©2002 by Prentice Hall, Inc.


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