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Mod3 ProjectileMotionOnlineLab

This document contains instructions for an online lab on projectile motion, asking students to record data on the time and velocity of objects launched at various speeds and angles, analyze how the horizontal and vertical components of velocity change over the path of the projectile, and identify relationships between launch angle, range, and forces like gravity that affect projectile motion. Students are asked questions about how initial launch conditions impact flight and landing characteristics to build understanding of two-dimensional kinematic relationships.

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Mod3 ProjectileMotionOnlineLab

This document contains instructions for an online lab on projectile motion, asking students to record data on the time and velocity of objects launched at various speeds and angles, analyze how the horizontal and vertical components of velocity change over the path of the projectile, and identify relationships between launch angle, range, and forces like gravity that affect projectile motion. Students are asked questions about how initial launch conditions impact flight and landing characteristics to build understanding of two-dimensional kinematic relationships.

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Name:________________________________________________________________________

Assignment:
Projectile Motion Online Lab

Part 1: Vertical Velocity: Time of Flight


1. Use this data table to record the time it takes for objects launched at various speeds to hit
the ground. Use the height and the acceleration of gravity to determine the final velocity as the
projectile hits the ground.

Initial Speed (m/s) Time to reach ground (s) Final Velocity (m/s)

15 m/s

0 m/s straight down

2. For the objects that were launched horizontally, what can you conclude about the initial
horizontal speed of the object, the time it takes to reach the ground, and the final vertical
velocity when it reaches the ground?

3. How did the time it takes to reach the ground and the final velocity of the objects that were
launched horizontally compare to those of the object that was launched straight down simulat-
ing free fall?

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4. Describe how the vertical component of the velocity changes over its path when the projec-
tile is launched horizontally. When is vertical velocity the least and the most?

5. Describe how the vertical component of the velocity changes over its path when the projec-
tile is launched at an angle. What happens to the direction of the velocity? Where is it the most,
and where is it the least?

6. What force affects the vertical velocity? Explain how your data supports this conclusion.

Part 2: Horizontal Velocity: Distance Traveled


7. By looking at the arrows representing the components of the velocity, describe what happens
to the horizontal component of velocity throughout the path of the projectile.

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8. Record the distance and time and calculate the horizontal velocity for a projectile launched
horizontally.

Distance (m) Time (s) Horizontal Velocity (m/s)

9. How does the horizontal component of the velocity compare throughout the path of the
projectile?

10. Describe what happens to the horizontal component of the velocity vector throughout its
path when the object is launched at an angle.

11. Record the distance and time and calculate the horizontal velocity for a projectile launched
at an angle.

Distance (m) Time (s) Horizontal Velocity (m/s)

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12. How does the horizontal component of the velocity compare during the flight of the
projectile?

13. What forces act on the projectile in the horizontal direction? How does your data support
this?

Part 3: Relationship Between Angle and Range


14.Enter the angle of the launcher and the range of the projectile for each of the launches you
did.

Angle Range (m)

15. Which angle produces the longest range? Explain why this angle will produce the longest
range.

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16. What else can be changed to increase the range of the projectile? Explain your answer. Tell
why this would increase the range.

Conclusion:

17. What conclusions can you reach about the relationship between the horizontal and vertical
components of the vertical motion? What affects them, and how do they affect the motion of
the projectile?

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