is Projectile Motion. Projectile Motion is a special case of two-dimensional motion. Gravity is the only considered external force acting on it while an object is airborne. Projectile is the moving body in this kind of motion. It refers to any object thrown‚ launched or otherwise projected so that once released‚ if air resistance is neglected‚ its path is affected only by the Earth’s gravity. As fired at an angle‚ it is influenced by its horizontal inertia and vertical gravity. The projectile creates
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Projectile Motion PHYS111 Formal Report 2 University of Canterbury Campbell Moulder Abstract The force of gravity is said to be a constant of 9.81 ms-2 (3). This can be proved by measuring the projectile motion of a bouncy ball and plotting a ∆Vertical Velocity vs. Time graph‚ the gradient of which should equal the constant force (acceleration due to) of gravity. Our gradient value of 10.26±0.49 ms-2 is consistent with the actual value of 9.81 ms-2. Introduction A projectile is an
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Lab 4 Projectile Motion Sai Moua Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to define what the initial velocity of the ball when it is launched out of the pipe. Our next objective is to determine at what angle that the ball will be ejected at the maximum range. Lastly‚ we predict and confirm the range before we launch the ball at a certain angle. Theory: Projectile motion according to Dr. James S. Walker is defined as‚ “the motion of objects that are initially launched –or “projected”- and that
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Name: Lab Group 4 Date: 10/26/2011 Partners: Kayla Stephens‚ Robin Poole‚ Megan McIlvoy Grade: Instructor: JPS Name: Lab Group 4 Date: 10/26/2011 Partners: Kayla Stephens‚ Robin Poole‚ Megan McIlvoy Grade: Instructor: JPS Physics I Laboratory Worksheet Lab 4: Projectile Motion Objectives: Using a projectile gun on an incline plane‚ calculate the velocity of the steel ball at ten different distances‚ then find the average velocity. In order to find the velocity of the steel ball
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Kyle Brooks 11/13/12 Angry Birds Projectile Motion Lab How to Perfect Distances Of Birds using Launching Angles Purpose: The Purpose of this Lab is to discover which launch angles give the birds the longest and shortest time in flight. Hypothesis: I believe that the bird will launch the farthest at the 45 degree angle because that’s exactly half of 90 degrees which will give it the maximum height in comparison to length. I also think that the bird will launch the shortest at 0 degrees
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What is a Projectile? In Unit 1 of the Physics Classroom Tutorial‚ we learned a variety of means to describe the 1-dimensional motion of objects. In Unit 2 of the Physics Classroom Tutorial‚ we learned how Newton’s laws help to explain the motion (and specifically‚ the changes in the state of motion) of objects that are either at rest or moving in 1-dimension. Now in this unit we will apply both kinematic principles and Newton’s laws of motion to understand and explain the motion of objects moving
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| Projectile Motion Lab | | | | Projectile Motion Lab | | | March 14‚ 2012 Authored by: Abby Buchanan and Zack Sloope March 14‚ 2012 Authored by: Abby Buchanan and Zack Sloope Projectile Motion Lab Predictions: Angle: The angle will affect the height. Initial Speed: This will affect the distance and force. Mass of Projectile: It affects how much force is needed. Size and Shape of Projectile: It will affect the distance. Terms: Range: distance an object goes
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Title Projectile Motion Abstract A projectile was fired from atop an elevation and an angle. The initial velocity for each firing was likely to be the same. The distance traveled in the horizontal direction was measured for multiple firings of each trial‚ and the values were averaged. When the initial velocity for each of these averages was calculated it was proved that the initial velocity was relatively constant. These measurements had many possible sources of error including air resistance and
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A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. Many projectiles not only undergo a vertical motion‚ but also undergo a horizontal motion. That is‚ as they move upward or downward they are also moving horizontally. There are the two components of the projectile’s motion - horizontal and vertical motion. And since perpendicular components of motion are independent of each other‚ these two components of motion can be discussed separately. The goal of this part of the lesson is
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Projectile motion is a form of motion in which an object is thrown near the earth’s surface‚ causing it to move along a curved path under the action of gravity only. An example would be a football quarterback‚ when a quarterback throws the football in the air it goes upward and then travels back downward due to gravity. Gravity is the only force of significance that acts on the object which causes a downward acceleration. For example if Cam Newton throws a football over a long
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