Projectile Motion Worksheet

1) A ball rolls with a speed of 2.0 m/s across a level table that is 1.0 m above the floor. Upon reaching the edge of the table, it follows a parabolic path to the floor. How far along the floor is the landing spot from the table? 2) A resc e pilot drops a s rvival !it while her plane is fl"ing at an altit de of 2000.0 m with a forward velocit" of 100.0 m/s. #f air friction is disregarded, how far in advance of the starving e$plorer%s drop &one sho ld she release the pac!age? ') A rifle is fired hori&ontall" and travels 200.0 m ()*. +he rifle barrel is 1.,0 m from the gro nd. -hat speed m st the b llet have been travelling at? #gnore friction. .) A s!ier leaves the hori&ontal end of a ramp with a velocit" of 2/.0 m/s ()* and lands 00.0 m from the base of the ramp. How high is the end of the ramp from the gro nd? /) An astrona t stands on the edge of a l nar crater and throws a half1eaten +win!ie2 hori&ontall" with a velocit" of /.00 m/s. +he floor of the crater is 100.0 m below the astrona t. -hat hori&ontal distance will the +win!ie2 travel before hitting the floor of the crater? 3+he acceleration of gravit" on the moon is 1/4th that of the )arth). 4) A baseball pla"er leads off the game and hits a long home r n. +he ball leaves the bat at an angle of '0.0o from the hori&ontal with a velocit" of .0.0 m/s. How far will it travel in the air? 0) A golfer is teeing off on a 100.0 m long par ' hole. +he ball leaves with a velocit" of .0.0 m/s at /0.0o to the hori&ontal. Ass ming that she hits the ball on a direct path to the hole, how far from the hole will the ball land 3no bo nces or rolls)? 5) A p nter in a football game !ic!s a ball from the goal line at 40.0 o from the hori&ontal at 2/.0 m/s. a) -hat is the hang time of the p nt? b) How far down field does the ball land? ,) A cannon fires a cannonball /00.0 m downrange when set at a ./.0 o angle. At what velocit" does the cannonball leave the cannon?

10)A lovesic! lad wants to throw a bag of cand" and love notes into the open window of his girlfriend%s bedroom 10.0 m above. Ass ming it 6 st reaches the window, he throws the love gifts at 40.0 o to the gro nd7 a) At what velocit" sho ld she throw the bag? b) How far from the ho se is he standing when he throws the bag? 11) 8o are piloting a helicopter which is rising verticall" at a niform velocit" of 1..00 m/s. -hen "o reach 1,4.00 m, "o see 9arne" 3Uh1oh). A large ob6ect is pro6ected with a hori&ontal velocit" of 5./0 m/s from the rising helicopter. a) -hen does the ball reach 9arne"%s head if he is standing in a hole with his head at gro nd level? b) -here does 9arne" have to be hori&ontall" relative to the helicopter%s position? c) -hat is the vertical velocit" when it hits the gro nd? 12)An ob6ect is p nted at 2/.0 m/s (.0.0o : of )* on ;%s home planet. -hat is the range of the ob6ect on level gro nd? 3Use g < 15.0 m/s 2) 1')An elastic loaded balloon la ncher fires balloons at an angle of ('5.0 o : of )* from the s rface of the gro nd. #f the initial velocit" is 2/.0 m/s, find how far awa" the balloons are from the la ncher when the" hit the level gro nd again. 1.)A movie st nt driver on a motorc"cle speeds hori&ontall" off a /0.0 m high cliff. How fast 3in !m/h) m st the motorc"cle leave the cliff1top if it%s to land on the level gro nd below at a distance of ,0.0 m from the base of the cliff? 1/)A football is !ic!ed at '0.0o to the hori&ontal at 20.0 m/s from the pla"er%s hand at 1.00 m from the gro nd. How far did the football travel before hitting the gro nd? 14)+he same football in =1/ is !ic!ed from the gro nd instead. a) >ind the ma$im m height. b) >ind the time of travel. c) How far awa" does it hit the gro nd? d) >ind the velocit" vector at ma$im m height. e) >ind the acceleration vector at ma$im m height.

Projectile Motion Worksheet

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