Name: Charisse E.

Inso Date: 08/21/2022

Course: BSCHEM-1A Score: ________

PROJECTILE MOTION

Table 1: Constant Velocity

Trial Velocity Vertical Horizontal Canon Max Max Total
Velocity Velocity angle Height Range Time

1 35 m/s -17.5 m/s 30.3 m/s 30° 15.6 m 108 m 3.57 s

2 35 m/s -24.7 m/s 24.7 m/s 45° 31.2 m 125 m 5.05 s
3 35 m/s -30.3 m/s 17.5 m/s 60° 46.8 m 108 m 6.18 s
4 35 m/s -33.8 m/s 9.06 m/s 75° 58.3 m 62.4 m 6.89 s
5 35 m/s -35 m/s 0 m/s 90° 62.4 m 0m 7.14 s

Table 2: Constant Angle

Vertical Horizonta Canon Max Max Total
Trial Velocity
Velocity l Velocity angle Height Range Time

1 37 m/s -26.2 m/s 26.2 m/s 45° 34.9 m 140 m 5.33 s

2 39 m/s -27.6 m/s 27.6 m/s 45° 38.8 m 155 m 5.62 s
3 41 m/s -29.9 m/s 29.0 m/s 45° 42.8 m 171 m 5.91 s
4 43 m/s -30,.4 m/s 30.4 m/s 45° 47.1 m 188 m 6.20 s
5 45 m/s -31.8 m/s 31.8 m/s 45° 51.6 m 206 m 6.49 s

Process questions:
1. Explain and expound on your findings.
• The table above is the result of my virtual experiments in the simulator. It can be
seen in Table 1, set with a constant velocity and contrasting angles, that there is
a vertical acceleration caused by gravity. Another thing to take note of is how as
the angle increases, so does its maximum height, it also increases the amount of
time the projectile is in the air. The longest distance achieved is an angle of 45
degrees. The closer the angle of a projectile is to 45 degrees, the longer range it
can achieve.
• In Table 2 on the other hand, the angle is constant while the velocity is ascending.
It can be said that velocity is directly related to distance. The greater the speed of
release, the greater the distance covered in flight. The angle and velocity of the
object are factors that affect a projectile’s flight.
2. Present and explain a graph of launch angle and horizontal range.

Trial 1: Constant Velocity Trial 2: Constant Angle

Trial 1 has a constant velocity but varying
angles. It can be seen in the graph above
that launch angles closer to 45 degrees
give a longer maximum horizontal
distance. Launches near or on this angle
seem to have a better balance in their
initial velocity component that optimizes
their horizontal velocity and time in the
air. Angles greater or lesser than 45
degrees cover a lesser flight distance.
Trial 2 has a constant angle of 45
degrees with varying velocities. As we
may have realized from the previous trial,
launches at 45 degrees would allow the
ball to remain in the air for a longer time.
This trial covers the importance of
velocity in covering more distance upon
flight. It can be said that the greater the
speed of release, the greater distance
covered in flight. Velocity is directly
related to distance.

3. Are there two different launch angles that would give you the same range? Are there
two different launch angles that would give you the same height? Explain.

-This is the trajectory of Table 1, trials 1 & 3. The only

difference that can be pointed out between the two
trials is the height they reached and how long they
were in the air. As we review the data in our table
above, trial 3 took twice as long as trial 1 with 6.18
seconds & 3.57 seconds respectively. Both of these
trials are complementary angles, this means that
they sum up to 90 degrees. Two launch angles that
add to 90° will result in the same range when launched
at the same speed.

-There are no two different launch angles that would give us the same height.
Different angles have their own unique maximum height as seen from the data we got
from our experiment as well as the visual graph of our data, each angle has its own
unique height if its velocity is at constant
4. Try adjusting the height of the cannon, set all other variables constant, and present
your findings in a table. Explain your findings.

Vertical Horizontal Canon Max Max Total

Trial Height Velocity
Velocity Velocity Angle Height Range Time
1 0m 35 m/s -24.7 m/s 24.7 m/s 45° 31.2 m 125 m 5.05 s
2 10 m 35 m/s -28.4 m/s 24.7 m/s 45° 41.2 m 134 m 5.42 s
3 20 m 35 m/s -31.7 m/s 24.7 m/s 45° 51.2 m 142 m 5.75 s
4 30 m 35 m/s -34.7 m/s 24. 7 m/s 45° 61.2 m 150 m 6.06 s
5 40 m 35 m/s -37.4 m/s 24.7 m/s 45° 71.2 m 157 m 6.33 s

• The results suggest that the higher the height of the release, the greater the
distance covered in flight. The projectile’s time in the air also takes longer the
higher the projectile’s release is. Increasing the height is equivalent to lowering the
floor. The projectile will always follow the same horizontal distance when it crosses
the height of the launch point again. It continues on forward and the longer the
height it has at this point, the more it will travel forwards before hitting the ground.

5. Try changing the environment, set all other variables constant, and present your
findings in a table. Explain your findings.

Based on the data obtained

through the experiment,
gravity plays an important
role in a projectile’s motion.
It is a key factor that affects
how high the projectile can
go. The force of the
environment’s gravity acts
on the object to stop its
upward movement and pull
it back towards the surface
due to its gravitational
force.

The moon is notably the one with the lowest gravitational force and it can be followed
that it’s the one with the farthest obtained height and range. It is also the one with the
longest total time due to how weak its gravitational force is. Jupiter on the other hand
is the environment with the strongest gravitational force. Its strong gravitational force
drives objects to the ground almost immediately, it’s the environment with the shortest
height and distance obtained. Under the effect of gravity, the behavior of an object when
thrown acts accordingly to the environment it is in.