Projectile Motion

What is a projectile?

• any object that is thrown
• an object that has multiple forces acting upon it
• an object that has one force of gravity acting upon it
• none of the above

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An example of projectile motion is...

• a golf ball being hit
• a rocket
• a water fountain
• all of the above

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The projectile will drop below the straight line of projection because...

• the force of gravity acting upon it
• it looses speed
• it no longer accelerates
• all of the above

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_{The definition of range is...}

• the horizontal distance traveled of a projectile
• how fast a projectile is moving
• the amount of time a projectile is in air
• none of the above

^{Will gravity affect the cannonball's horizontal motion?}

• Yes
• No

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_{Projectiles move in which two directions?}

• up and down
• left and right
• horizontal and vertical
• east and west

The shape of the path a projectile follows...

• circular
• linear
• wavy
• parabolic

Horizontal and vertical motions are ______ of each other

• dependent
• independent

_{A projectile will accelerate downward because gravity is acting on it.}

• vertical motion
• horizontal motion
• circular motion
• linear motion

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_{What is the only thing that determines how long a horizontally launched projectile stays in the air?}

• the weight of the object
• the height of the object
• the height at which it was launched
• the distance of the projectile