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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 at 3 m/s and lands 0.5 s later. With no air, how far from the table does it land, Bo?
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?
3.
In the trajectory grid, what happens to the horizontal arrow as the ball falls, Jun?
- It gets shorter
- It stays at 2 m/s
- It gets longer
4.
In the trajectory grid, what happens to the downward arrow as the ball falls, Kira?
Use the picture in question 3.
- It grows by 0.98 m/s every 0.1 s
- It shrinks
- It stays the same
5.
One ball rolls off a table as another is dropped from the same height at the same moment. Which lands first, Milo?
- The dropped ball; the rolled one stays up longer
- They land together
- The rolled ball
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
7.
With no air resistance, what force acts on the ball after it leaves the table, Pia?
- Gravity, straight down
- A forward push that keeps it moving
- No force on it
8.
A ball rolls off a table. What shape is its path through the air, Ren?
- A curve bending down
- A straight slanted line
- Straight out, then straight down
9.
Water leaves a level garden hose and curves down to the ground. Why does it curve, Tala?
- Its sideways speed runs out
- Gravity pulls it down as it moves sideways
- Water has no weight
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

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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?

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