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What is a projectile ? |
A projectile is something that is projected, or dropped and from then on only has Earth's gravitational field acting on it. |
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Give examples of projectiles |
Golf balls, footballs, missiles |
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What is the path of a projectile through the air ? |
It is called a trajectory |
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Why is the path of a projectile through the air always parabola? |
It is parabolic as the shape of the path in the air is a upside down u |
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What angle would the ball travel the furthest? |
45 degrees |
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If the angle is greater than 45 degrees, what happens to the projectile? |
The projectile will take longer to hit the ground but won't travel as far. |
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Motion can be split into two separate bit, what are they? |
The horizontal bit and the vertical bit |
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Why does gravity not affect the horizontal motion ? |
Gravity only acts downwards |
