General Science

HORIZONTAL PROJECTILE MOTION MCQs

Total Questions : 20

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Question 1. A ball rolls off of a horizontal table and falls to the ground
  1.    -9.8m/s
  2.    Unknown
  3.    0m/s
  4.    9.8m/s
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> 0m/s
Question 2. As a projectile moves through the air, the motion on y axis is best described as ____,
  1.    free fall acceleration
  2.    uniform motion
  3.    varying speeds
  4.    constant velocity
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> free fall acceleration
Question 3. Which transformation transforms the graph of f(x) = x2 to the graph of g(x) = (x + 4)2?
  1.    a vertical translation 4 units up
  2.    a vertical translation 4 units down
  3.    a horizontal translation 4 units to the left
  4.    a horizontal translation 4 units to the right
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> a horizontal translation 4 units to the left
Question 4. How can you describe the motion on the horizontal axis if you ignore air resistance?
  1.    acceleration due to gravity
  2.    constant velocity
  3.    varying acceleration
  4.    motionless
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> constant velocity
Question 5. Which equation describes the transformation of shifting f(x)=x2 two units right?
  1.    x2 + 2
  2.    x2 - 2
  3.    (x + 2)2
  4.    (x - 2)2
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> (x - 2)2
Question 6. As a ball rolls across a table it has a constant horizontal velocity
  1.    Stays the same
  2.    Accelerates at -9.8 m/s2
  3.    Accelerates at an unknown value
  4.    Becomes zero
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Stays the same
Question 7. Describe the transformations of f(x) when compared to the parent function
  1.    horizontal shift left 7 units
  2.    horizontal shift right 7 units
  3.    vertical shift up 7 units
  4.    vertical shift down 7 units
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> horizontal shift left 7 units
Question 8. Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile? 
  1.    a cannonball thrown straight up
  2.    a cannon ball rolling down a slope
  3.    a cannonball rolling off a table
  4.    a cannonball thrown in the air
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> a cannon ball rolling down a slope
Question 9. In the absence of air resistance, the angle at which a thrown ball will do the farthest is
  1.    15o
  2.    300
  3.    45o
  4.    600
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> 45o
Question 10. Which angle will produce the greatest range (in the absence of air resistance)?
  1.    0 degrees
  2.    45 degrees
  3.    90 degrees
  4.    none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> 45 degrees