1. Projectile Motion

2. Projectile: An Object Moving Solely Under Influence of Gravity

3. Horizontally Launched Projectile

4. Projectile Motion

5. Projectile Velocities

6. Net Force in Freefall Horizontal Motion Vertical Motion Net Force NO YES – force of gravity – downward Acceleration NO YES – “g” is downward at about 10 m/s/s Velocity Constant Changing by about 10 m/s each second

7. Independence of x & y Motions t (s)V y (m/s)Y (m) 000 1105 220 33045 44080 t10 t5t 2 X (m) 0 5 10 15 20 vxtvxt For V x = 5 m/s

8. Projectile Launched at Angle

9. Projectile Launched at Angle - 2

10. Monkey Zookeeper

11. Monkey – Zookeeper – No Gravity

12. Monkey Zookeeper - Fast

13. Monkey – Zookeeper - Slow

14. Projectile Trajectories Complementary angles have equal ranges

15. Satellite Motion l If superman threw a rock fast enough … it would orbit the earth (if there were no air resistance

16. Satellite = Fast Projectile l Since the earth’s surface curves away from the horizontal by 5 m for every 8000 m tangent to the surface l V = 8000 m/s = 8 km/s

17. Satellite Periods l For a satellite close to the Earth, the period (the time for a complete orbit about the Earth) is about 90 minutes. l For higher altitudes, the orbital speed is less, distance is more, and the period is longer. l For example, communication satellites located in orbit 5.5 Earth radii above the surface of the Earth have a period of 24 hours.