Projectile motion

Front

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________.

Back

parabolic

Front

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

Back

stays the same

Front

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?

Back

decreases

Front

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?

Back

increases

Front

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?

Back

-9.8 m/s²

Front

Back

A

Front

Back

B

Front

What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile?

Back

range

Front

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

Back

Front

What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to follow a parabolic path?

Back

gravity