Projectile Motion
The only force acting on a projectile
What is gravity?
The requirements of uniform circular motion
What is constant speed and radius?
An object that orbits a larger body
What is a satellite?
Shape of an orbit
What is elliptical?
Correct PPE when launching a projectile.
What is safety glasses?
The velocity at the peak
What is horizontal velocity?
The apparent force experienced due to inertia
What is centrifugal force?
The pull between things with mass
What is gravity?
The area in the orbit of a satellite is equal for any time period
What is the Law of Areas (second law)?
Controlling experimental variables
What is validity?
The launch angle with the furthest range
What is 45 degrees?
The angle of applying a force to a lever
What is 90 degrees (perpendicular)?
The reference point for the potential energy
What is infinity?
Same for all Jupiter's moons
What is ratio of r3 to T2?
Organises raw data
What is a table?
The maximum height of a projectile is dependent on this variable
What is initial vertical velocity?
Turning a corner without friction
What is design speed?
A satellite with a higher GPE and lower K
What is GEO (geostationary orbit) satellite?
The semi-major axis
What is average radius?
A 1m ruler has 5mm missing from the end
What is systematic error?
When launched horizontally, the time of flight is dependent on this variable
What is launch height?
The distane an object travels
What is arc length?
The acceleration of a planet
What is gravitational acceleration?
The closest point to a star while in orbit
What is perihelion?
The gradient of an ac v f2 graph
What is radius?