Basic Terminology
This is a push or a pull that can change an object's motion.
What is a force?
The shape of a projectile's path is called this.
What is a parabola?
This law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
This force pulls a projectile back to the ground.
What is gravity?
What is gravity?
The curved path of a basketball shot is an example of this motion.
What is projectile motion?
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called this.
What is inertia?
This type of motion combines both vertical and horizontal components.
What is projectile motion?
This law explains how an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force.
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
In soccer, when a ball curves during flight, this force is in action.
What is air resistance?
In archery, the distance an arrow travels is affected by this factor.
What is the angle of release?
This is the rate of change of velocity of an object.
What is acceleration?
The angle that produces the maximum horizontal distance for a projectile is approximately this.
What is 45 degrees?
This law describes the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
A sprinter speeding up during a race is an example of this type of force.
What is applied force (or unbalanced force)?
A long jumper in athletics demonstrates projectile motion when they launch. This law explains why they must generate a lot of horizontal and vertical force.
What is Newton's Second Law?
A force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air is called this.
What is air resistance?
These two main factors affect the range of a projectile.
What are the angle of release and initial velocity?
The term used to describe the force that causes an object to accelerate is this.
What is net force?
This is the resistance between two surfaces when one slides over another.
What is friction?
In volleyball, when the ball is spiked, its downward motion is affected by this.
What is gravity?
The path followed by a projectile under the influence of gravity is called this.
What is a trajectory?
This refers to the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile.
What is the apex?
This law can explain why a soccer ball doesn’t move until kicked.
What is Newton's First Law (Inertia)?
In basketball, when a player jumps, this type of force propels them upward.
What is muscular force (or applied force)?
A discus thrower spins to generate more of this, maximizing the throw’s distance.
What is angular momentum?