27 past paper questions on vertical projectile motion from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and other papers, 2021–2026. Read what each one asks, then open it with its memo.
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A ball is thrown vertically upward from a 25 m tall building, passes a 1.9 m high door on descent, and strikes the ground. Calculate the time to maximum height, impact velocity, and the time elapsed from the door to ground impact.
A ball dropped from a descending hot-air balloon at 15 m height bounces off the ground. Use motion equations to find when the ball hits the ground, determine the balloon's height at impact, and calculate the ball's rebound velocity.
A ball is thrown vertically upward at 20 m·s⁻¹ from a building roof. Using a velocity-time graph, find the acceleration, time to reach maximum height, maximum height above the building, impact speed after 5 seconds, and the building height.
Ball A is dropped from 15.2 m height. One second later, ball B is projected upward and both strike the ground simultaneously. Calculate time for A's descent, B's launch velocity, and draw position-time graphs for both motions.
A dropped ball bounces multiple times with motion shown on a velocity-time graph. Determine whether the ball is a projectile, describe motion between specific points, find bounce count, and calculate the initial drop height and maximum rebound height.
A 250 g ball is thrown upward from a 52.5 m high building, reaching 10 m above the launch point before falling and bouncing. Using a velocity-time graph, find the time when the ball reaches ground level, impact velocity, and the force exerted during contact.
A 0.5 kg ball dropped from 1.2 m height bounces to 0.8 m on a floor exerting 50 N force. Calculate impact velocity, fall time, rebound speed, floor contact duration, and sketch the complete position-time graph.
A hot-air balloon rises at constant speed. Stone A is dropped from 200 m and strikes ground at 62.68 m·s⁻¹. Stone B is released 5 seconds later. Calculate balloon speed, stone A's fall time, and distance between balloon and stone B when A hits ground.
A ball falls distance h from A to B in time t, then falls distance 8h from B to ground in 2 seconds. Show t equals 1 second, then calculate speed at ground level and heights of points A and B.
A 0.3 kg ball thrown upward from a 45 m building hits a balcony 12 m high at 29.36 m·s⁻¹, bounces at 13.77 m·s⁻¹, and reaches ground after 8.2 seconds. Find the initial upward velocity, final impact speed, and the net force during collision.
Ball A is projected at 20 m·s⁻¹ and passes point P at 6.87 m·s⁻¹ on descent. When A reaches P, ball B launches upward. They meet at Q, 8 m above ground. Find time to P, its height, B's launch speed, and sketch position-time graphs.
16 exam pages where vertical projectile motion appears alongside other topics — multiple-choice pages, and pages where one question ends and the next begins. Listed in full so nothing is hidden.
Multiple-choice page covering equilibrium of forces, interpretation of acceleration-time graphs for falling objects, and the relationship between force and motion.
Multiple-choice questions covering impulse direction and velocity changes in bouncing objects, and the Doppler effect for light from distant stars.
Multiple-choice page covering gravitational acceleration on different planets, momentum change during ball-wall collisions, and forces acting on a ball during vertical projection.
Multiple-choice questions covering inertia, impulse, momentum, and acceleration concepts, plus identifying the maximum height in a bouncing ball's velocity-time graph.
Multiple-choice questions covering which physical quantity changes as a hot-air balloon descends at constant speed, and Doppler shift interpretation for an ambulance siren.
Multiple-choice questions on rate of change of momentum and its relation to force, momentum of falling objects, and forces in Newton's third law interactions.
Multiple-choice questions identifying maximum height after a ball's second bounce on a position-time graph, and distinguishing functional isomers and vapor pressure in organic chemistry.
Multiple-choice page covering mass as resistance to motion, gravitational acceleration on different planets, and distinguishing between elastic and inelastic collisions.
Multiple-choice questions on friction properties, forces and acceleration at the highest point of vertical motion, and rate of change of momentum.
Multiple-choice question about the distance travelled by an object with initial velocity v under gravity over time interval 5t, using velocity-time graph analysis.
Spanning gravitational force between two bodies and two projectiles dropped from a building: Ball A falls freely while ball B is thrown downward 1 second later at 20 m·s⁻¹. They meet at a window 3 m above ground; calculate meeting time and building height.
Multiple-choice page covering net forces in projectile motion, conservation laws in inelastic collisions, work-energy relationships, Doppler effect, and electrostatic forces.
Multiple-choice page covering velocity-time and position-time graphs for projectile motion with elastic bouncing, and inelastic collision between metal objects moving toward each other.
Multiple-choice questions covering gravitational force dependence on planetary properties, horizontal force and block acceleration, and maximum height comparison for objects thrown upward with different initial velocities.
Multiple-choice questions defining normal force and identifying which physical quantity remains equal when two balls of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the same height.
Multiple-choice page covering identifying the highest point of projectile motion using velocity-time graphs and conservation laws during inelastic collisions between objects.
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