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I. For each of the following questions choose the best answer from the suggested options.
1. A person stands on the roof garden of a tall building with one ball in each hand. If the red ball is thrown
horizontally off the roof and the blue ball is simultaneously dropped over the edge, which statement is
true?
A. Both balls hit the ground at the same time, but the red ball has a higher speed just before it strikes the
ground.
B. The blue ball strikes the ground first, but with a lower speed than the red ball.
C. The red ball strikes the ground first with a higher speed than the blue ball.
D. Both balls hit the ground at the same time with the same speed.
2. A ball is thrown into the air and follows a parabolic trajectory. At the highest point in the trajectory,
A. the velocity is zero, but the acceleration is not zero.
B. both the velocity and the acceleration are zero.
C. the acceleration is zero, but the velocity is not zero.
D. neither the acceleration nor the velocity is zero.
3. A ball is thrown into the air and follows a parabolic trajectory. Point A is the highest point in the trajectory
and point B is a point as the ball is falling back to the ground. Choose the correct relationship between the
speeds and the magnitudes of the acceleration at the two points.
A. vA > vB and aA = aB B. vA < vB and aA > aB C. vA = vB and aA ≠ aB D. vA < vB and aA = aB
4. A bomber flying in level flight with constant velocity releases a bomb before it is over the target.
Neglecting air resistance, which one of the following is NOT true?
A. The bomber is over the target when the bomb strikes B. The acceleration of the bomb is constant
C. The horizontal velocity of the plane equals the vertical velocity of the bomb when it hits the target
D. The bomb travels in a curved path
E. The time of flight of the bomb is independent of the horizontal
speed of the plane
5. The airplane shown is in level flight at an altitude of 0.50 km and a
speed of 150 km/h. At what distance d should it release a heavy
bomb to hit the target X? Take g = 10 m/s2
A. 150 m B. 295 m C. 420 m D. 2550 m E. 15, 000 m
6. An object is shot from the back of a railroad flatcar moving at 40
km/h on a straight horizontal road. The launcher is aimed upward,
perpendicular to the bed of the flatcar. The object falls:
A. in front of the flatcar B. behind the flatcar
C. on the flatcar D. either behind or in front of the flatcar, depending on the initial speed of the object
E. to the side of the flatcar
7. A projectile is fired from ground level over level ground with an initial velocity that has a vertical
component of 20 m/s and a horizontal component of 30 m/s. Using g = 10 m/s2, the distance from
launching to landing points is:
A. 40 m B. 60 m C. 80 m D. 120 m E. 180 m
8. A body is thrown with velocity of 49 m/s at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The time required to
attain maximum height is
A) 5 s B) 4 s C) 3.5 s D) 2.5 s
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9. The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is R. Its maximum height will be
A) 2R B) R C) R/2 D) R/4
10. Three projectiles A, B and C are projected at an angle of 30°, 45°, 60° respectively. If RA,
RB and RC are ranges of A, B and C respectively, then (velocity of projection is same for A, B and C)
A. RA=RB=RC B. RA=RC>RB C. RA<RB<RC D. RA=RC<RB
11. A pilot drops a package from a plane flying horizontally at a constant speed. Neglecting air resistance,
when the package hits the ground the horizontal location of the plane will
A) be behind the package. B) be over the package. C) be in front of the package.
D) depend of the speed of the plane when the package was released.
12. A cart is moving with a constant horizontal velocity of 5.00 m/s. A small pebble is launched from the
front of the cart with a velocity of 8.00 m/s at 60.0° above the horizontal as measured relative to the cart
(see figure) and experiences no significant air resistance. Just
as the pebble returns to the level from which it was launched,
its distance from the front of the cart is closest to
A) 2.83 m. B) 4.60 m. C) 5.66 m. D) 9.19 m.
13. Which of the following statements is not true of a projectile
moving near the surface of the earth against negligible air
resistance?
A) The horizontal velocity is constant.
B) The vertical acceleration is constant.
C) The horizontal displacement is directly proportional to the time of flight.
D) The vertical velocity at any given time is independent of the angle of projection.
14. A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 1000 m/s at an angle of 37º above the horizontal. If air
resistance is neglected, the horizontal component of the projectile's velocity after 20 s is approximately
A) 600 m/s B) 800 m/s C) 640 m/s D) 40 m/s
15. A ball is thrown and follows the parabolic path shown above. Air
friction is negligible. Point Q is the highest point on the path. Points
P and R are the same height above the ground. How do the speeds of
the ball at the three points compare?
A) vP < vQ < vR B) v R < vQ < vP
C) vQ < vR < vP D) vQ < vP = vR E) vP = vR < vQ
16. A rock is dropped from the top of a 45-meter tower, and at the same time a ball is thrown from the top of
the tower in a horizontal direction. Air resistance is negligible. The ball and the rock hit the level
ground a distance of 30 meters apart. The horizontal velocity of the ball thrown was most nearly
A) 5 m/s B) 10 m/s C) 14.1 m/s D) 20 m/s E) 28.3 m/s
17. Range of a projectile is R, when the angle of projection is 300. Then, the value of the other angle of
projection for the same range is A) 450 B) 600 C)500 D)400
18. An arrow is aimed horizontally, directly at the center of a target 20 m away. The arrow hits 0.050 m
below the center of the target. Neglecting air resistance, what was the initial speed of the arrow?
A) 20 m/s B) 40 m/s C) 100 m/s D) 200 m/s E) 400 m/s
19. A projectile is fired at an angle above the horizontal. Any effects due to air resistance are negligible.
At the highest point in its trajectory, its speed is half of the launching speed. What is the angle of
projection in degrees? A) 60 B) 30 C) 37 D) 53
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II. Check whether the following statements are true or false.
20. When a projectile is fired horizontally, it takes the same amount of time to reach the ground as an
identical projectile dropped from rest from the same height.
21. When a projectile is fired from a certain height at an upward angle, it takes longer to reach the ground
than does an identical projectile dropped from rest from the same height.
22. When a projectile is fired horizontally from a certain height, it has a higher speed upon reaching the
ground than does an identical projectile dropped from rest from the same height.
23. Motion in a circle always involves acceleration.
III. Problems
24. At half of its maximum height, the speed of a projectile is 3/4 of its initial speed. What was its launch
angle? (Ignore any effects due to air resistance.)
25. The range of a cannonball fired horizontally from a cliff is equal to the height of the cliff. What is the
direction of the velocity vector of the projectile as it strikes the ground? (Ignore any effects due to air
resistance.)
26. A projectile fired from the ground has a velocity v = (24i - 8j) m/s at a height of 9.8 m. Find: (a) the
initial velocity; (b) the maximum height.
27. A ball is thrown from ground level. Three seconds later it is moving horizontally at 15 m/s. Find: (a) the
horizontal range; (b) the angle of impact.
28. A javelin thrown from a height of 2 m at 30° above the horizontal lands on the ground 42 m away
horizontally. Find: (a) the initial speed; (b) the time of flight; (c) the maximum height.
29. A child in a car that moves at constant speed throws a ball vertically upward relative to herself. Where
does the ball land given that the car is traveling in a straight line
