Projectile Motion
Projectile Motion
Projectile Motion- a form of motion in which an object or particle is thrown near the earths surface, and it moves along a curved path under the action of gravity
Real world examples of projectile motion
fountain
When water is launched out of the fountain, it is projectile motion.
Volleyball Serve
When the player serves the ball, it launches from her had at first, and it goes upwards, and then once it gets past the net, it starts dropping down, and that is also projectile motion.
Snowboard Flips
When the snowboarder does a flip from a snow hill, she goes up and reaches her highest point, and she also goes back down again.
Parabola
Projectile Motion Video
When Micha Hancock serves the ball, launches off of her hand and it goes up into the air, and it reaches its highest point when it is above the net, and once it crosses the top of the net, it drops back down, which is projectile motion.
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