Projectile Motion Concepts

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Projectile

An object that moves through the air and is acted on only by gravity is called a

Trajectory

The path taken by a projectile is called a

Gravity

A Projectile flies through the air only under the influence of

Independent

The verrtical component of a projectile’s motion is _____ the horizontal componenet of the projectile’s motion.

Parabola

THe shape of the path taken by a projectile is called a

horizontal, acceleration

A projectile undergoes constant _____ velocity and constant vertical _____

Same time

A ball dropped off a cliff at tge same time another ball is thrown horizontally off the cliff will land

45

The optimal angle to launch a projectile is at ____ so it will travel the farthest

0

THe horizontal acceleration of a projectile is ____

-9.8 m/s²

The vertical acceleration of a projectile is

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The initial vertical velocity for a projectile launched horizontally is

Tangent

the velocity is ____ to the path of the projectile

0, initial horizontal velocity

When a projectile is launched at an angle, at the top (apex) of its path the vertical velocity is ___ and the horizontal velocity is equal to the ____________

3.4 s

An angled projectile has a flight time of 6.8s. THe projectile reaches its maximum height at a time of 

range

complementary angles gives a projectile the same

Equal too

The vertical component of a projectile is ____ the horizontal componenet when launched at an angle of 45