Objects launched sideways

Answer Key - Grade 11 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   A ball rolls off a table at 1.5 m/s and lands 0.4 s later. With no air, how far from the table does it land, Esme?

   0.6 m
3. 2.

   In the trajectory grid, what happens to the horizontal arrow as the ball falls, Jun?

   • It stays at 2 m/s
   • It gets longer
   • It gets shorter
4. 3.

   In the trajectory grid, what happens to the downward arrow as the ball falls, Kira?

   Use the picture in question 2.

   • It grows by 0.98 m/s every 0.1 s
   • It stays the same
   • It shrinks
5. 4.

   In the trajectory grid, how far does the ball move sideways in each 0.1 s, Luz?

   Use the picture in question 2.

   • 0.2 m each time
   • 0.049 m each time
   • Less with each step
6. 5.

   One ball rolls off a table as another is dropped from the same height at the same moment. Which lands first, Milo?

   • The rolled ball
   • The dropped ball; the rolled one stays up longer
   • They land together
7. 6.

   Noah rolls a ball off the same table faster. What changes?

   • It lands farther, after the same time
   • It stays in the air longer than before
   • It lands sooner
8. 7.

   With no air resistance, what force acts on the ball after it leaves the table, Pia?

   • A forward push that keeps it moving
   • Gravity, straight down
   • No force on it
9. 8.

   A ball rolls off a table. What shape is its path through the air, Ren?

   • A straight slanted line
   • A curve bending down
   • Straight out, then straight down
10. 9.

    Water leaves a level garden hose and curves down to the ground. Why does it curve, Tala?

    • Gravity pulls it down as it moves sideways
    • Water has no weight
    • Its sideways speed runs out
11. 10.

    A drone flying forward at a steady speed drops a ball. With no air, where is the ball as it falls, Zee?

    • Ahead of the drone
    • Right below the drone
    • Falling straight down and left behind