Projectile Motion

Question 1

What is a projectile?

Answer 1

An object launched in the air

Question 2

What is a trajectory?

Answer 2

The path followed by a projectile

Question 3

How does gravity act on the vertical velocity of a projectile?

Answer 3

The velocity will go through downwards acceleration

Question 4

How does a projectile’s horizontal velocity act?

Answer 4

The velocity is always constant

Question 5

How do you find Vix?

Answer 5

Vi * cos(theta)

Question 6

How do you find Viy?

Answer 6

Vi * sin(theta)

Question 7

What is ax?

Answer 7

0 m/s^2
the velocity in the x direction is constant

Question 8

What is ay?

Answer 8

Use the constant of gravity
-10 m/s^2

Question 9

How do you find Vy,top?

Answer 9

Always 0 m/s