PROJECTILE MOTION

PROJECTILE MOTION

• Form of motion
• A projectile is thrown near earths surface
• Moves in a curved path because of gravity

GRAVITY

• The only force that is of significance
• acts as a downward pull
• Causes downward acceleration of projectile

EXAMPLE

• Bow and arrow
• Pull the string back
• Release string to make arrow shoot

BOW AND ARROW

• The arrow will shoot straight out
• Gravity pulls it down
• Causes it to fall at an angle

BOW AND ARROW

• Path the arrow falls in is a curve
• pull the string back farther
• Make a narrower curve