TEST-04

(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)

1- The motion which occurs under the effect of gravity in

an evacuated environment is called …………………………… 6- A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of v
a) free fall reaches a height h. What multiple of height would it
b) gravitational acceleration reach if it were thrown at a velocity of 2v? (g=10 m/s2)
c) friction a) ½
d) dynamics b) 1
e) mechanics c) 2
d) 3
e) 4

2- The motion of objects which travel along a parabolic

path under the effect of gravity is said to be
…………………………………….
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 7- What is the ratio of the distance h2 that a freely falling
velocity, at an angle with horizontal, is called object travels in the third second of its motion to the
……………………………………. distance h1 it travels in the first second of its motion,
a) gravitational acceleration h1/h2? (g=10 m/s2)
b) free fall
c) horizontal projectile motion a) 9
d) projectile at an angle b) 6
e) horizontal free fall c) 5
d) 4
e) 3

4- 5 s after an object is left to fall freely from a certain

height, another object is thrown vertically downwards
with an initial velocity of vo from the same height. If the
objects become adjacent 5 s after the second object is
thrown, what is the value of vo in m/s? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 15 m
b) 30
c) 45
d) 60
e) 75

8- An object thrown with a vo=50 m/s

velocity of 50 m/s at an
angle of 37 with the
o
37o
horizontal, reaches a
height h1 after 1 s and h2 after 2 s. what is the ratio
h1/h2? (sine 37o=0.6 , cosine 37o=0.8 , g=10 m/s2)

a) 1/5
5- An object is thrown vertically upwards, after reaching b) ¼
the maximum height h, falls back to the ground. As t is c) ¾
the time elapsed between the object being thrown and d) 3/5
hitting the ground, which of the following statements e) 5/8
about its average velocity is correct? (g=10 m/s2)
a) 0
b) h/t
c) 2h/t
d) h/2t
e) t/h

Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”

 TEST-04
(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)

9- An object is thrown
at an angle from T 12- An object is thrown vo
point P, reaches point vo N with an initial speed
T, maximum height, t hm vo from the ground at
45o
seconds later. Which  an angle of 45o with
of the following the horizontal as
parameters can be P M K shown in the figure. What is the ratio of the maximum
calculated if only t height of the object to its range, hm/xm?
and g are known? (g=10 m/s2) (Sine 45o=cosine 45o=2/2, g=10 m/s2)
a) ¼
a) Its velocity at point P (vo) b) ½
b) Its velocity at point T c) 1
c) Distance PK d) 2
d) The height hm e) 4
e) The time passed between T and N

10- When a hot air balloon rising with a speed of 10 m/s 13- Which of the following concerning the acceleration of an
reaches a height of 40 m, an object is thrown with a object thrown vertically upwards is correct?
horizontal speed of 40 m/s relative to the balloon. What a) It decreases during the motion of the object and
is the speed of the object at the moment it strikes the becomes zero at its maximum height
ground? (g=10 m/s2) b) It increases during the motion of the object
a) 40 m/s c) It decreases as the object ascends and increases as
b) 50 m/s the object descends
c) 60 m/s d) It is constant during the motion of the object
d) 80 m/s e) It decreases during the motion of the object
e) 100 m/s

14- 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

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

thrown at angle with the horizontal?
11- An object, thrown from the ground with an initial I. It moves with constant speed in the horizontal
velocity of vo at an angle to the horizontal, has a range II. Its speed is maximum when it is thrown and
of x. What will its range be in terms of x if its initial minimum at the maximum height
velocity is doubled? (g=10 m/s2) III.It strikes the ground with a speed greater than its
initial speed
a) 3/2
b) 2 a) II only
c) 5/2 b) III only
d) 3 c) I and II
e) 4 d) II and III
e) I, II and III

Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”

 TEST-04
(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)

1
v  v0  gt , y  v0t  gt 2 , v 2  v0 2  2 gy , x  v . t
2

Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”