1) The components of the vector C:

A) Cx = -10 m , Cy = +15m
B) Cx = -15 m , Cy = -10 m
C) Cx = +10 m , Cy = +15m
D) Cx = -10 m , Cy = -15m

2) The range of a projectile for a given initial velocity is maximum when the angle of
projection is:
A) 35°
B) 45°
C) 120°
D) 90°

3) The angle between vector A and the resultant vector in the

diagram requires which trigonometric ratio?
A) the cosine ratio
B) the tangent ratio
C) the sine ratio
D) the cosecant ratio

4) The dimensionless constant, depending on the two surfaces in contact, that is used
to calculate the maximum static frictional force that needs to be overcome before
motion begins is the:
A) Coefficient of kinetic friction
B) Coefficient of static friction
C) Coefficient of motion
D) Coefficient of contact

5) Kinetic friction is the force exerted on one surface by a second surface when the
two surfaces rub against each other because one or both of the surfaces:
A) are moving.
B) are stationary.
C) are about to move.
D) have just stopped moving.
6) What is the result of the addition of the vectors 135 km north and 45 km south?
A) 180 km
B) 90 km
C) 142 km
D) 134 km

7) A projectile is an object shot through the air that has independent vertical and
horizontal motions and, after receiving an initial thrust, travels through the air
under only the force of:
A) thrust.
B) resistance.
C) gravity.
D) friction.

8) The curved path of a projectile through space is termed its:

A) Trajectory
B) Tangent
C) Radius
D) Diameter

9) The horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile are _________ of each other.
A) Dependent
B) Independent
C) Same
D) Complementary

10) Which statement is true about the initial vertical velocity of a horizontally
launched projectile?
A) The initial vertical velocity is always zero.
B) The value of the initial vertical velocity varies.
C) The vertical velocity is always greater than the horizontal velocity.
D) Both the horizontal velocity and the vertical velocity are equal.
11) When the motion of a rock that has been kicked off of a cliff is separated
into a horizontal motion diagram and a vertical motion diagram, which statement is
correct with respect to these motion diagrams?
A) Both motion diagrams will show constant acceleration.
B) Both motion diagrams will show constant velocity.
C) The vertical motion diagram will show constant acceleration while the
horizontal motion diagram will show constant velocity.
D) The horizontal motion diagram will show constant acceleration while the
vertical motion diagram will show constant velocity.

12) Find the net force (F1+F2)

A) 5.8 N at 71.2°
B) 7.9 N at 71.2°
C) 5.8 N at 43.8°
D) 7.9 N at 43.8°

13) A bottle is dropped from a moving airplane (ignore the effect of air
resistance). If the plane from which the bottle was dropped was flying at a height of
500m, and the bottle lands 400m horizontally from the initial dropping point how
fast was the plane flying when the bottle was released?
A) 40 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 15 m/s
D) 12 m/s

14) When multiple forces act on an object at a variety of angles and the
acceleration is zero, the forces must all be ______.
A) zero
B) equal
C) balanced
D) perpendicular
 15) When a 525 N object is placed on an inclined plane that is inclined at 22.0°
above the horizontal, the component of the weight of the object that determines the
normal force is (525 ________ 22.0°) N.
A) cos
B) tan
C) sin
D) cos-1

Tip Tail Projectile Static Gravity

Pythagorean Trajectory Velocity Zero Kinetic
theorem

16) Fill in the blank to complete the following sentences:

A) To add to vectors in 2D the resultant vector always points from the ______ of
the first vector to __________ of the second vector.
B) Types of friction _____________ and _________________
C) The curved path of a projectile through space is termed its _________________
D) An object shot through the air, such as a football, that has independent vertical
and horizontal motions and, after receiving an initial thrust, travels through the
air under only the force of gravity is scientifically called ____________
E) After an initial force launches a projectile, the only force acting on it as it moves
through the air is ____________, which causes its trajectory to curve
downward. You can determine a projectile's trajectory if you know its
initial______________
F) All horizontally launched projectiles have an initial horizontal velocity, and they
have an initial vertical velocity of _______________
G) When two vectors that are at an angle other than 90° to each other are added,
which mathematical techniques can be used to find the resultant vector?
_________________

17) Compare and contrast kinetic friction and static friction.

18) Identify the two factors that affect friction forces.

19) Explain what must be true for an object to be in equilibrium.

20) Identify at what point of a projectile’s trajectory is its vertical velocity

zero?

21) Describe why the vertical velocity vectors change length but the horizontal
velocity vectors do not for a projectile?

22) Suppose an object is thrown with the same initial velocity and direction on
Earth and on the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is one-sixth its value
on Earth. How will vertical velocity, time of flight, maximum height, and
horizontal distance change?

23) A softball player tosses a ball into the air with an initial velocity of 10 m/s,
as shown in the diagram. Find the following:

a) How long is the ball in the air?

b) How far away does it land?
c) How high does it travel?

24) A basketball player is trying to make a half-court jump shot and releases the
ball at the height of the basket. Assume that the ball is launched at an angle of
51.0° above the horizontal and a horizontal distance of 14.0 m from the basket.
What speed must the player give the ball in order to make the shot?

25) You want to move a 41-kg bookcase to a different place in the living room.
If you push with a force of 65 N and the bookcase accelerates at 0.12 m/s2, what is
the coefficient of kinetic friction between the bookcase and the carpet?
26) A 50 kg box is placed on an incline that makes an angle of 37o with the
horizontal. (a) Draw a free-body diagram showing all of the forces acting on this
object. Also, draw the individual components of the object’s weight.

(b) If the incline were frictionless, what would be the acceleration of the box?
(c) ) If the incline is not frictionless and the coefficient of friction is 0.60, what is the
acceleration of the block?

27) If the Rocket is moving downward with projectile motion, the vertical
velocity will change:
a) Faster and faster
b) Slower then faster.
c) Slower and slower.
d) None of the above

28) Anything that travels through the air without guiding its flight is a projectile.
Which of the following is NOT an example of projectile motion?
a) Parachutes
b) Cannonball
c) Football
d) Baseball

29) m= 60 kg box is resting on 8° inclined plane (total forces = 0)

I. Calculate the normal force FN?
II. Calculate the friction force holding the box F?
a) 509 N, 89 N
b) 512 N, 74N
c) 582 N, 82 N
d) 574N, 77 N

30) The object's initial velocity has components (Vx = 60 m/s, Vy = 0

m/s), What are the components of the object's velocity Δt= 4 S after
launch? If an object that is launched from the top of a tower
a) Vx = 60 m/s, Vy = –39.2 m/s
b) Vx = 60 m/s, Vy = 70 m/s
c) Vx = 10 m/s, Vy = -20 m/s
d) Vx = 110 m/s, Vy =20 m/s
31) It's difficult to walk on an oily floor because:
a) Floor gets spoiled
b) There is more resistance
c) Force of friction is High
d) Force of friction is very less

32) A projectile is launched horizontally from a building, what can I do to

increase the flying time?
a) Launch with a greater velocity.
b) Launch downward instead of horizontal.
c) Launch with smaller velocity.
d) Launch from higher tower.

33) At which places does a projectile motion have the greatest acceleration?
a) At the peak of its trajectory.
b) Half way to the peak.
c) At the instant it is launched.
d) All points have the same acceleration.

34) If we apply oil on door hinges, the friction will

a) increase
b) decrease
c) disappear altogether
d) will remain unchanged
35) The components of vector 𝐴⃗ are given as follows: Ax = 7.4, Ay = 5.3 What
is the magnitude of the vector?
a) 11.4
b) 16.3
c) 10.8
d) 9.1
36) A bullet is fired into the air at an angle of Ѳ = 30° to the horizontal. At the
same time and from the same height, a bullet is dropped. If how will the time the
two bullets spend in the air compare?
a) There is not enough information to determine this
b) The bullet that is fired will spend longer in the air, hitting the ground after the
dropped bullet.
c) The bullet that is fired will spend less time in the air, hitting the ground first.
d) Both bullets will spend the same amount of time in the air, hitting at the same
time.

37) Kinetic friction is the force exerted on one surface by a second surface when
the two surfaces rub against each other because one or both of the surfaces:
E) are moving.
F) are stationary.
G) are about to move.
H) have just stopped moving.

38) The range of a projectile for a given initial velocity is maximum when the
angle of projection is:
E) 35°
F) 45°
G) 120°
H) 90°

39) A baseball rolls off h= 30m high and strikes the floor ΔX away from the
base of the desk. How long was the ball rolling?
a) 2.47 s
b) 1.74 s
c) 3.25 s
d) 1.55 s
 40) A baseball rolls off h= 25m high at Vi =15m/s and strikes the floor away
from the base of the desk. Calculate the horizontal distance ΔX =?

a) 34 m
b) 25 m
c) 16 m
d) 23 m
41) A cannon shoots a ball with an initial velocity of Vi =164 m/s and a launch
angle of Ѳ = 62°. The gravitational accelerations 9.8 m/s2. how long will the
cannonball stay in the air?

a) 29.55 s
b) 10.69 s
c) 21.4 s
d) 40.25 s

42) List two advantages and two disadvantages of the friction

Advantages Disadvantages

43) What does the maximum height of the projectile motion of the canon depend
on?

44) The handle of a cricket bat or a badminton racquet is usually rough. Explain
the reason?

45) Explain Why there is no unit for the coefficient of friction?

46) Suppose an object is thrown with the same initial velocity and direction on
Earth and on the Moon, where g moon = 1/6 g Earth
(g moon < g Earth) Describe the change can happen
(Decrease, Increase, remain the same) to the following:

a) Vertical velocity

b) Time of flight

c) Maximum height

47) From the diagram of frictional force applied on 12 kg box?

Answer the following:
a) Calculate the coefficient of Kinetic friction?

b) Calculate the coefficient of Static friction?

c) How much do you have to push for the object to start moving?
48) A m= 32.0 kg box is being pulled along level ground at constant velocity
by a horizontal force of Fa = 65 N with angle Ѳ =15° above horizontal. Calculate
the coefficient of kinetic friction µk = ? between the box and the ground?
49) child hits a ball with his foot at a speed of Vi = 14 m /s with angle Ѳ = 53°
Calculate the following:
a) Flying time Δt =?

b) Final velocity on vertical axis Vfy?

c) Total velocity before hitting the ground V total?

50) A girl pushes a m= 6 kg snow shovel at a uniform velocity across a

sidewalk. If the handle of the shovel is inclined at Ѳ = 12° to the horizontal and she
pushes along the handle with a force of Fa =38 N, Calculate the following:
a) Friction Force.

b) The coefficient of kinetic friction µk =?

51) A m =70 kg box is being pulled along level ground by a Fa =400 N ) force
that is directed at an angle of Ѳ =30° above the horizontal. The coefficient of
kinetic friction is µk = 0.67, Calculate the acceleration a =? of the box?

52) Find A+B+C in the following

diagram:
If A= 12 m , B = 10 m , C = 8 m
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