1. Ballistics practice quiz

2. Which projectile has more energy, handgun or rifle?

3. How many moles of gas are produced when 1 Mole of gunpowder burns?

4. Name two ways to improve the accuracy of a projectile.
Barrel length & rifling the barrel

5. What did the invention of gunpowder lead too?
Firearms

6. Define ballistics
The science of a projectile in flight.

7. What do they call the spiral groves cut into the barrel of a gun?
Rifling

8. What factors influence the drag on a projectile?
Velocity & Spin

9. What civilization invented gunpowder?
Chinese

10. What is A
Casing

11. What is B
Projectile/Bullet

12. What is C
Powder

13. What is D
Primer

14. What type of casing is this?
Rimfire

15. At what range was this projectile fired from?
Point blank

16. At what range was this projectile fired from?
Close range

17. At what range was this projectile fired from?
Distance

18. What type of casing is this?
Centerfire

19. Define Lands and grooves
Lands are the metal inside the barrel left after the spiral grooves are cut to produce the rifling.

20. Define Ballistics
the science of the travel of a projectile in flight.

21. Define silencer
A device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle the sound of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the escape of gases.

22. Define caliber
The diameter of the bore measured from land to land, usually expressed in hundredths of an inch (.22 cal) or in millimeters (9mm).

23. Define cartridge
called a "round". Made up of a case, primer, powder, and bullet.

24. Define bullet
The projectile. They are shaped or composed differently for a variety of purposes.

25. Define hammer
A metal rod or plate that typically drives a firing pin to strike the cartridge primer to detonate the powder.

26. Name the four improvements made to guns by the military.
Reliability of firing Accuracy of projectile Force of projectile Speed / Rate of firing

27. What are the two main ways the accuracy of a firearm was improved?
Barrel length Rifling