TEST-03
(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)
1- The acceleration of freely falling objects is called ………… 9- A child playing by the side of a well is throwing a stone
a) free acceleration vertically into the well with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. if
b) gravitational acceleration the stone falls into the water 3 s later, find the height, h,
c) friction of the point which the stone is thrown from the surface
d) dynamics of the water. (g=10 m/s2)
e) mechanics a) 15 m
b) 30 m
2- The motion of objects which initially have only horizontal c) 45 m
velocity and fall under the effect of gravity is called d) 60 m
…………………………… e) 75 m
a) gravitational acceleration
b) free fall
c) horizontal projectile motion
d) projectile at an angle
e) horizontal free fall
3- The motion of an object as seen by an observer in any
reference frame is called …………………………
a) steady motion
b) accelerated motion
c) free fall
d) range
e) relative motion
10- What is the velocity of the stone at the moment it drops
into the water in problem 9? (g=10 m/s2)
4- The curved flight of an object thrown in the air in two a) 10 m/s
dimensions is called ………………… b) 20 m/s
a) projectiles c) 30 m/s
b) projectile motion d) 40 m/s
c) trajectory e) 50 m/s
d) range
e) time of flight
5- The parabolic path which is common to all objects in
projectile motion is called …………………
a) projectiles
b) projectile motion
c) trajectory
d) range
e) time of flight
11- A ball is thrown upwards with a speed of 30 m/s. find the
6- The time it takes to cover its range is called the maximum height that the ball can reach. (g=10 m/s2)
……………………. of the projectile. a) 45 m
a) projectiles b) 75 m
b) projectile motion c) 105 m
c) trajectory d) 125 m
d) range e) 150 m
e) time of flight
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 3 seconds, find the height of the worker
from the ground. (g=10 m/s2)
a) 5 m
b) 15 m
c) 20 m 12- What is the time for the ball to reach its maximum height
d) 45 m in problem 11? (g=10 m/s2)
e) 80 m 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
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TEST-03
(Free Fall, Projectile Motion)
13- An army tank on a mountainside fires its gun 16- Which of the following statements concerning an object
horizontally. The shell strikes the ground at a horizontal thrown vertically upwards is incorrect?
distance of 6000 m away from the tank. As the vertical I. Its acceleration is zero at the maximum height
component of the shell’s striking velocity is vy=150 m/s, II. The object is under the effect of a force in the same
how soon after it is fired does the shell strike the direction as the velocity when the object rises
ground? (g=10 m/s2) III.The direction of acceleration of the object is constant
a) 5 s throughout its motion
b) 10 s
c) 15 s a) I only
d) 20 s b) III only
e) 25 s c) I and II
d) I and III
e) II and III
17- Which of the following statements concerning an object
thrown horizontally is/are correct?
I. Its initial velocity vector is parallel to the ground
II. Its speed is minimum when it is thrown and
maximum when it strikes the ground
III.The acceleration of the object is constant and equal to
the gravitational acceleration
a) II only
b) III only
14- What was the initial velocity of the shell in problem 13? c) I and III
(g=10 m/s2) d) II and III
a) 100 m/s e) I, II and III
b) 200 m/s
c) 300 m/s 18- Which of the following is/are incorrect concerning an
d) 400 m/s object thrown at angle with the horizontal?
e) 500 m/s I. It moves with constant speed in the horizontal
II. Its speed is maximum when it is thrown and
minimum at the maximum height
III.It strikes the ground with a speed greater than its
initial speed
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 125 m.
How long does it take to reach the ground? (g=10 m/s2)
15- How far above the target point was the shell fired from a) 1 s
in problem 13? (g=10 m/s2) b) 2 s
a) 1125 m c) 3 s
b) 2000 m d) 4 s
c) 3000 m e) 5 s
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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