Fill in the Blanks Vertical Projectile Motion Online version Fill in the blanks with what you know about vertical projectile motion. by Devon Heath 1 zero 10 down speed up zero second slow Objects that move up and down ( vertical projectiles ) on the Earth accelerate with a constant acceleration of roughly negative m / s / s . That means that the vertical velocity will change by roughly 10 m / s each . If an object is dropped , its initial vertical velocity is m / s . If the object is travelling upward the vertical displacement ( y ) would be positive . If the object is travelling downward the vertical displacement ( y ) would be negative . If the object is travelling upward , its vertical velocity value will disagree with the vertical acceleration , meaning the object will . If the object is travelling downward , its vertical velocity value will agree with the vertical acceleration , meaning the object will . If an object is thrown upwards and returns to the paint from which it was thrown , the vertical displacement ( y ) will be meters .