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Vectors and Projectile Motion

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. An object is launched at an angle. How does the final velocity compare to the initial velocity if it lands at the
same horizontal level?
a. Opposite c. Unable to determine
b. Equal and Opposite d. Equal
____ 2. Which of the following is the best coordinate system to analyze an object thrown into the air?
a. x-axis: parallel to the ground; y-axis: perpendicular to the ground
b. x-axis: up and down; y-axis: perpendicular to the ground
c. x-axis: perpendicular to the ground; y-axis: up and down
d. x-axis: up and down; y-axis: parallel to the ground
____ 3. Objects that are falling toward Earth move
a. faster and faster. c. slower then faster.
b. slower and slower. d. at a constant velocity.
____ 4. Which of the following is an example of projectile motion?
a. a bullet being fired from a gun
b. a jet lifting off a runway
c. a space shuttle orbiting Earth
d. dropping an aluminum can into the recycling bin
____ 5. What is the path of a projectile?
a. a hyperbola
b. Projectiles do not follow a predictable path.
c. a wavy line
d. a parabola
____ 6. Which of the following is the motion of objects moving in two dimensions under the influence of gravity?
a. horizontal velocity c. parabola
b. projectile motion d. directrix
____ 7. A bullet is fired into the air at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. At the same time and from the same height, a
bullet is dropped. If we neglect the effects of air resistance, how will the time the two bullets spend in the air
compare?
a. there is not enough information to c. the bullet that is fired will spend longer
determine this in the air, hitting the ground after the
dropped bullet.
b. the bullet that is fired will spend less time d. both bullets will spend the same amount
in the air, hitting the ground first. of time in the air, hitting at the same
time.
____ 8. A plane flies from city A to city B. City B is 1540 km west and 1160 km south of city A. What is the total
displacement and direction of the plane?
a. 1930 km, 37.0° south of west c. 1930 km, 43.0° south of west
b. 1850 km, 37.0° south of west d. 1850 km, 43.0° south of west
____ 9. Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?
a. mass c. volume
b. temperature d. velocity

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____ 10. Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the mass of an object, the number of leaves on a tree,
wind velocity.
a. scalar, vector, scalar c. vector, scalar, scalar
b. vector, scalar, vector d. scalar, scalar, vector
____ 11. A model rocket flies horizontally off the edge of the cliff at a velocity of 50.0 m/s. If the canyon below is
100.0 m deep, how far from the edge of the cliff does the model rocket land?
a. 112 m c. 225 m
b. 337 m d. 400 m
____ 12. Which of the following is a physical quantity that has a magnitude but no direction?
a. scalar c. frame of reference
b. vector d. resultant
____ 13. A duck waddles 2.5 m east and 6.0 m north. What are the magnitude and direction of the duck’s displacement
with respect to its original position?
a. 3.5 m at 19° north of east c. 6.5 m at 72° north of east
b. 6.3 m at 67° north of east d. 6.5 m at 67° north of east
____ 14. A skateboarder rolls 25.0 m down a hill that descends at an angle of 20.0° with the horizontal. Find the
horizontal and vertical components of the skateboarder's displacement.
a. 23.5 m; 8.55 m c. 73.1 m; 26.6 m
b. 23.5 m; 73.1 m d. 8.55 m; 23.5 m
____ 15. For the winter, a duck flies 10.0 m/s due south against a gust of north wind with a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is
the resultant velocity of the duck?
a. 7.5 m/s south c. –7.5 m/s south
b. 12.5 m/s south d. –12.5 m/s south
____ 16. A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun. At the same time and from the same height, a bullet is dropped. If
we neglect the effects of air resistance, how will the time the two bullets spend in the air compare?
a. the bullet that is fired will spend less time c. there is not enough information to
in the air, hitting the ground first. determine this.
b. both bullets will spend the same amount d. the bullet that is fired will spend longer
of time in the air, hitting at the same in the air, hitting the ground after the
time. dropped bullet.
____ 17. A track star in the long jump goes into the jump at 12 m/s and launches herself at 20.0° above the horizontal.
How long is she in the air before returning to Earth? (g = 9.81 m/s2)
a. 1.5 s c. 0.42 s
b. 1.2 s d. 0.83 s
____ 18. Which of the following is NOT an example of projectile motion?
a. a hot-air balloon drifting toward Earth c. a long jumper in action
b. a volleyball served over a net d. a baseball hit by a bat

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Vectors and Projectile Motion

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-1.1

2. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-2.1
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 2-3.3
4. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-3.1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-3.2
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-3.1
7. ANS: C PTS: 1
8. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: IIIB OBJ: 3-2.2
9. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-1.1
10. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: II OBJ: 3-1.1
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: IIIB OBJ: 3-3.3
12. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-1.1
13. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: IIIB OBJ: 3-2.2
14. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: IIIB OBJ: 3-2.3
15. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: II OBJ: 3-1.2
16. ANS: B PTS: 1
17. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: IIIB OBJ: 3-3.3
18. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: I OBJ: 3-3.1