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SEATWORK #01: PROJECTILE MOTION CONCEPTS

I IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is being asked by the following statements. Write your answer in CAPITAL
LETTERS in the space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF ALTERATION
WILL BE CONSIDERED WRONG. (10 points)
_________________________1. Any object that is thrown or fired through the air and affected by the force of
gravity is called a __________.
_________________________2. It is the path of an object thrown through the air.
_________________________3. It is the horizontal distance traveled by a projectile.
_________________________4. A projectile will travel the greatest horizontal distance when it is launched at
this angle.
_________________________5. A projectile launched from the ground at an angle will follow a path that is in
the shape of a __________.
_________________________6. In the absence of air resistance, the vertical motion of a projectile is
accelerated at a rate that remains __________.
_________________________7. The vertical motion of a projectile is accelerated at __________.
_________________________8. As the angle about the horizontal at which a projectile is launched increases,
the altitude of the projectile __________.
_________________________9. If the initial velocities are the same, a projectile fired at an angle of 30
degrees above the horizontal will have the same range as one fired at an angle of
__________ degrees.
_________________________10. A projectile fired horizontally has an initial vertical velocity of __________.
II ESSAY: Read the questions carefully and answer them thoughtfully in a paragraph form. Make sure that
you make use of the terms that you have learned to make your essays more scientific and reliable.
UNDERLINE or HIGHLIGHT the terms you have used. (5 points)

How can knowledge of projectile motion make you more improved and competitive in sports?

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