Chap 4a - Projectile Motion Flashcards
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parabolic
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shaped like a parabola or part of a parabola.
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up angle
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indicates a launch angle that is above the horizontal
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3
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x-component of position
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x-component of velocity
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x-component of the initial velocity
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5
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projectiles, by definition, are in ________ _________
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free fall
7
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displacement
9
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an x/t graph is an _________ representation of the motion.
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abstract
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launch angle
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the angle between the initial trajectory of a projectile and the horizontal direction.
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projectile
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an object that moves in two dimensions under the influence of gravity only.
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position vector
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y-component of position
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y-component of velocity
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28
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what type of graph shows the actual trajectory of a projectile?
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a “ y/x “ graph
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31
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y-component of the initial velocity
32
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parabola
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These kinds of thingys
