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11th grade Objects launched sideways worksheet

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Objects launched sideways

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A ball rolls off a table 0.784 m high at 2.5 m/s. With g = 9.8 m/s² and no air, how far from the table does it land, Ari?
A ball rolls off a table 1.225 m high at 3 m/s. With g = 9.8 m/s² and no air, how far from the table does it land, Bo?
A ball rolls off a table 0.441 m high at 4 m/s. With g = 9.8 m/s² and no air, how far from the table does it land, Esme?
4.
How far forward of the drop point does that ball land, Kira?
- 8 m
- 19.6 m
- 4 m
- 0 m; it falls straight down
5.
If the drone keeps flying at 4 m/s, where is it when the ball lands, Luz?
- Behind the ball
- 8 m ahead of the ball
- Directly above the ball
- Back at the drop point
6.
Noah says a forward force keeps a ball moving after it leaves the table. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: without it the ball would stop
- Disagree: it keeps moving with no forward force
- Agree: faster balls fall slower
- Agree: it goes straight out, then drops
7.
Pia says a ball's sideways speed stays the same after it leaves a table, with no air. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: no sideways force acts
- Disagree: it goes straight out first, then drops
- Disagree: it slows as it falls
- Disagree: a forward force fades
8.
A ball must land 1.0 m from a table 0.784 m high. With no air, what speed should it leave at, Ren?
- 1.0 m/s
- 0.4 m/s
- 2.5 m/s
- 6.25 m/s
9.
Water leaves a level hose at 5 m/s from 0.441 m above a bucket line. With no air, how far does it reach, Tala?
- 2.2 m
- 1.5 m
- 0.3 m
- 5 m
10.
To make a ball land twice as far from the same table, what should Zee do?
- Double the table's height
- Halve the launch speed
- Use a heavier ball
- Double the launch speed

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About this worksheet

Objects launched sideways. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can explain that sideways and downward motion are independent, with no air:
I can find the fall time from the height (t = √(2h ÷ g)), then the landing distance (x = vt), and work backward to a launch speed.
I can combine sideways and downward speeds at landing as a right triangle.
I can predict a drone drop: the ball stays below a steadily moving drone. I can reject the cartoon path (straight out, then straight down) and the idea of a forward force.

Standard: supports HS-PS2-1

Words to know

projectile: An object moving through the air under gravity alone

trajectory: The path a projectile follows

horizontal: Sideways, parallel to the ground

independent: One direction's motion doesn't change the other's

range: How far sideways a projectile lands from its start

Common mistakes

Your child divided speed by time. Sideways distance is sideways speed × time, because nothing slows the ball sideways.

Your child stopped before the square root. From h = ½gt², 2h ÷ g gives t², so take the square root.

Your child thought the sideways speed fades. With no air, nothing pushes the ball sideways, so its sideways speed stays the same.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with objects launched sideways?

Your child divided speed by time. Sideways distance is sideways speed × time, because nothing slows the ball sideways.

Are these 11th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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