Projectile Motion

What is projectile motion?

• A form of motion where an object is thrown or projected and moves in a straight line

• A form of motion where an object given an initial velocity is thrown or projected and is allowed to be acted on by gravity in a curved-like path

• A motion of objects in a vacuum

• A circular motion of objects

What do we call object that is thrown or projected in projectile motion?

• trajectory

• parabola

• projectile

• arc

What is the name of the curved path followed by a projectile?

• parabola

• arc

• trajectory

• horizontal velocity

What shape does the path of an object under projectile motion?

• circle

• straight line

• spiral

• parabola

Why does an object in projectile motion travel in a parabolic arc?

• because of horizontal velocity

• because of gravity on earth

• because of both gravity on earth and horizontal velocity

• because of the initial velocity only