Sung rolls a marble off the edge of a table. She rolls the marble off the same table again but at a different speed.

Which best describes the projectile motion of the marble as it leaves the table at the two different speeds?

The marble's horizontal and vertical velocities change.

The marble's horizontal and vertical velocities remain the same.

The marble's vertical velocity changes, but its horizontal velocity does not.

The marble's horizontal velocity changes, but its vertical velocity does not.

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Hunter Ellis

10 May, 16:30

Sung rolls a marble off the edge of a table. She rolls the marble off the same table again but at a different speed.

Which best describes the projectile motion of the marble as it leaves the table at the two different speeds?

The marble's horizontal and vertical velocities change.

The marble's horizontal and vertical velocities remain the same.

The marble's vertical velocity changes, but its horizontal velocity does not.

The marble's horizontal velocity changes, but its vertical velocity does not.

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Isabella Benson · Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the last option The statement that would best describe the projectile motion of the marble as it leaves the table at the two different speed would be that the marble’s horizontal velocity changes, but its vertical velocity does not.