• Determine how each parameter (initial height, initial angle, initial speed, mass, diameter, and altitude) affects the trajectory of an object, with and without air resistance.
  • Predict how varying the initial conditions will affect a projectile’s path, and provide an explanation for the prediction.
  • Estimate where an object will land, given its initial conditions.
  • Determine that the x and y motion of a projectile are independent.
  • Investigate the variables that affect the drag force.
  • Describe the the effect that the drag force has on the velocity and acceleration.
  • Discuss projectile motion using common vocabulary (such as: launch angle, initial speed, initial height, range, time).
Onderwerp en thema
Form 2
Physics
Motion in a straight line
Distance and displacement
Type bron
Simulatie
Taal
English
Uitgever
pHET Interactive Simulations
Publicatiedatum
No date
Schepper/Auteur
Amy Rouinfar (lead designer - HTML5)
Trefwoord
Kinetic Energy
Projectile motion
Vectors