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WorksheetsProjectile Motion Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
The component of velocity that remains constant for projectile motion and is not affected by gravity.
Projectile
Vertical velocity
Resultant vector
Horizontal velocity
The velocity component that changes by 9.8 m/s2 each
second due to gravity.
Vertical velocity
Horizontal velocity
The curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched, or otherwise projected near the surface of the Earth.
Resultant vector
Parabolic motion
Projectile motion
Circular motion
A movement of an object along the circumference of a circle or rotation along a circular path.
Free fall
Parabolic motion
Circular motion
Projectile motion
How much time the projectile spends in the air.
Trajectory
Flight (hang) time
Range
Launch angle
The angle from the ground that a projectile is launched into the air. Can be from 0 to 90 degrees. Helps determine the range, height, and time of flight.
Launch angle
Trajectory
Range
Projectile angle
The parabolic path of a projectile through the air.
Launch angle
Range
Trajectory
Horizontal range
Free fall with an initial velocity
Air resistance
Horizontal motion
Freefall
Projectile motion
Represents the sum of two or more vectors.
Vertical vector
Resultant vector
Horizontal vector
Parabolic vector
An object that is thrown or launched into the air.
Projectile
Range
Trajectory
Cannon ball
The horizontal distance traveled by a projectile.
Trajectory
Projectile
Freefall
Range
Distance between the start point and the end point.
Range
Horizontal velocity
Displacement magnitude
Trajectory
When only the force of gravity is acting on a falling body.
Free fall
Trajectory
Range
Projectile
A force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air
Freefall
Air Resistance
Gravity
Friction
The maximum freefall velocity an object can have because the force of gravity is equal and opposite to air resistance.
Vertical velocity
Final velocity
Terminal velocity
Horizontal velocity
