What is a projectile? Give four examples of projectiles in everyday life

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Physics - 2000 (Essay) Subject: Physics

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What is a projectile? Give four examples of projectiles in everyday life

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Projectile

A projectile is any object that is given an initial velocity and then moves freely under the action of gravity alone (after release, no driving force acts on it apart from its weight), following a curved (parabolic) path.

Four everyday examples of projectiles

  • A ball kicked or thrown into the air (e.g. a football or cricket ball).
  • A bullet fired from a gun.
  • An arrow shot from a bow.
  • A stone thrown horizontally or at an angle; water spurting from a hose; a long-jumper in flight.

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