TEST-02

(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)

1- The motion which occurs under the effect of gravity in 9- A child playing by the side of a well is throwing a stone
an evacuated environment is called …………………………… vertically into the well with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. if
a) free fall the stone falls into the water 3 s later, find the height, h,
b) gravitational acceleration of the point which the stone is thrown from the surface
c) friction of the water. (g=10 m/s2)
d) dynamics a) 15 m
e) mechanics b) 30 m
c) 45 m
2- The motion of objects which travel along a parabolic d) 60 m
path under the effect of gravity is said to be ………………… e) 75 m
a) gravitational acceleration
b) free fall
c) projectile motion
d) decelerated motion
e) steady motion

3- The motion of an object which is projected with an initial

velocity, at an angle with horizontal, is called …………………
a) gravitational acceleration
b) free fall
c) horizontal projectile motion
d) projectile at an angle 10- What is the velocity of the stone at the moment it drops
e) horizontal free fall into the water in problem 9? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 15 m/s
4- The objects undergoing projectile motion are called ……… b) 25 m/s
a) projectiles c) 35 m/s
b) projectile motion d) 45 m/s
c) trajectory e) 55 m/s
d) range
e) time of flight

5- The horizontal distance covered by a projectile which

returns to its original height (which is commonly ground
level) is called the ………………..
a) projectiles
b) projectile motion
c) trajectory
d) range
e) time of flight
11- A ball is thrown upwards with a speed of 50 m/s. Find
6- Which of the given remains constant during the motion the maximum height that the ball can reach. (g=10 m/s2)
of an object freely falling from a height? a) 45 m
a) Height of the object b) 75 m
b) Speed of the object c) 105 m
c) Position of the object d) 125 m
d) Velocity of the object e) 150 m
e) Acceleration of the object

7- A worker who is working on scaffolding around a building

drops the hammer in his hand. If the hammer falls to
the ground in 2 seconds, find the height of the worker
from the ground. (g=10 m/s2)
a) 5 m
b) 15 m
c) 20 m
d) 45 m
e) 80 m 12- What is the time for the ball to reach its maximum height
in problem 11? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 3 s
b) 5 s
c) 7 s
d) 9 s
e) 11 s
8- What is the speed of the hammer as it hits the ground in
problem 7? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 10 m/s
b) 20 m/s
c) 30 m/s
d) 40 m/s
e) 50 m/s

1 1 2 Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”

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 TEST-02
(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)

13- An army tank on a mountainside fires its gun 16- Which of the following concerning the acceleration of an
horizontally. The shell strikes the ground at a horizontal object thrown vertically upwards is correct?
distance of 6000 m away from the tank. As the vertical a) It decreases during the motion of the object and
component of the shell’s striking velocity is vy=200 m/s, becomes zero at its maximum height
how soon after it is fired does the shell strike the b) It increases during the motion of the object
ground? (g=10 m/s2) c) It decreases as the object ascends and increases as
a) 5 s the object descends
b) 10 s d) It is constant during the motion of the object
c) 15 s e) It decreases during the motion of the object
d) 20 s
e) 25 s 17- An object of mass m is released from rest from a plane
flying horizontally at a certain height above the ground.
Which of the following quantities, when increased, can
cause an increase in the time required for the object to
reach the ground?
I. The height of the plane
II. The speed of the plane
III.The mass of the object

a) I only
b) II only
c) III only
d) I and II
e) I and III

18- Which of the following is/are correct concerning an object

14- What was the initial velocity of the shell in problem 13? thrown at angle with the horizontal?
(g=10 m/s2) I. It moves with constant speed in the horizontal
a) 100 m/s II. Its speed is maximum when it is thrown and
b) 200 m/s minimum at the maximum height
c) 300 m/s III.It strikes the ground with a speed greater than its
d) 400 m/s initial speed
e) 500 m/s
a) II only
b) III only
c) I and II
d) II and III
e) I, II and III

19- A stone is released freely from a tower of height 80 m.

How long does it take to reach the ground? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 1 s
b) 2 s
c) 3 s
d) 4 s
e) 5 s

15- How far above the target point was the shell fired from
in problem 13? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 1125 m
b) 2000 m
c) 3000 m
d) 4000 m
e) 5000 m

20- At what velocity does the stone strike the ground in

problem 19?
a) 10 m/s
b) 20 m/s
c) 30 m/s
d) 40 m/s
e) 50 m/s

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