Projectile: Launched at Angle

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11 questions

1

What happens to the vertical velocity of the object as it goes up?

increases

decreases

remains the same

increases

decreases

remains the same

increases

decreases

remains the same

at the start

at the peak

at the end

never

at the start

at the peak

at the end

never

25 degrees

65 degrees

45 degrees

70 degrees

30 degrees

45 degrees

60 degrees

30 & 60 degrees

What happens to the vertical velocity of the object as it goes up?

increases

decreases

remains the same

What happens to the vertical velocity as the objects comes back down?

increases

decreases

remains the same

What happens to the horizontal velocity as the object goes up?

increases

decreases

remains the same

At what point in the pathway is the vertical velocity equal to zero?

at the start

at the peak

at the end

never

At what point in the pathway is the horizontal velocity equal to zero?

at the start

at the peak

at the end

never

If an object is launched at the angles below with the same initial velocity, which one will land the furthest away?

25 degrees

65 degrees

45 degrees

70 degrees

Which other angle would land at the same spot as a 35 degree angle (assume all initial angled velocities are equal)?

65 degrees

55 degrees

45 degrees

25 degrees

none of the above

Which angle below would keep the cannon ball in the air for the longest period of time (assume all start with the same initial angled velocity)?

30 degrees

45 degrees

60 degrees

30 & 60 degrees