JHB-NORTH SCHOOLS PHYSICAL SCIENCES

TOPIC: VERTICAL PROJECTILE MOTION WEEKLY TEST

DATE: February 2024 TOTAL = 30 MARKS

QUESTION 1 (MULTIPLE-CHOICE)

Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Each question has only
ONE correct answer. Write only the letter (A – D) next to the question number (1.1 – 1.10) on your
ANSWER SHEETS.

1.1. An object is thrown vertically upwards. Which ONE of the following regarding the object’s
velocity and acceleration at the highest point of its motion is CORRECT? Ignore the effects
of friction.

VELOCITY ACCELERATION

A Zero Zero

B Zero Upwards

C Maximum Zero

D Zero Downwards
(2)

1.2 A ball is thrown vertically upwards into the air. Ignore the effects of friction.
The NET FORCEacting on the ball when the ball is at its highest point is ...
A. zero.
B. equal to the weight of the ball.
C. Iess than the weight of the ball.
D. greater than the weight of the ball. (2)

QUESTION 2

Two identical objects (A and B) are projected vertically upwards from the ground 0,04 seconds apart.
Object A has an initial velocity of v and object B has an initial velocity of 11,025 m⋅s -1 . After both
objects are released, their motion can be described as free fall.

The motion of the objects is presented on the following position-time graph.

2.1 Name the type of motion described above. (1)

2.2 If object A takes 1,5 s to return to the ground, prove that the object was projected upwards with
an initial velocity of 7,35 m⋅s -1 . (2)

2.3 Calculate the maximum height of object B above the ground. (3)

2.4 As object B falls back to the ground, it lands on the roof of a house at the EXACT SAME TIME that
object A hits the ground. Calculate the height of the roof. (3)
2.5 Determine the time at which the two objects are at exactly the same height above the ground.

(4)
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QUESTION 3

A man throws ball A downwards with a speed of from the edge of a window, above a
dam of water. One second later he throws a second ball, ball B, downwards and observes that both
balls strike the surface of the water in the dam at the same time. Ignore air friction.

3.1 Calculate the:

3.1.1 Speed with which ball A hits the surface of the water. (3)
3.1.2 Time it takes for ball B to hit the surface of the water. (3)
3.1.3 Initial velocity of ball B. (4)
3.2 On the same set of axes, sketch a velocity versus time graph for the motion of balls A and B.
Clearly indicate the following on your graph:

• Initial velocities of both balls A and B.

• The time of release of ball B.
• The time taken by both balls to hit the surface of the water. (3)
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Marking guideline

Question 1

1.1 D ✓✓

1.2 C ✓✓

Question 2

2.1 free fall ✓

2.2

2.3

2.4
2.5

Question 3

3.1 Downwards positive

3.1.1

(3)

3.1.2 The balls hit the water at the same instant.

Ball A

Ball B

(3)

3.1.3
 ✓
(4)

3.2

CRITERIA FOR MARKING

1 mark for each initial velocity shown ✓

Time of release of ball B ( ) ✓

Time of flight for both balls must be indicated as same on ✓

time axis

(3)