Essays Tagged: "horizontal motion"
Space.
n it - moves in a parabolic shape*Measured in two independent dimensionsoVertical - gravity effectsoHorizontal - remains constant though-out motion*Galileo - formulas for projectile motionoS = UT - Ho ... lileo explained - didn't fall away because shared the earths motionoTower and stone shared the same horizontal velocityoExperiment - dropped object from crows nest of ship - dropped down to base of to ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Projectile Motion and Arrow Flight
bject upon which the only force acting is gravity. It usually undergoes vertical motion as well as horizontal motion. The projectile, or in this case the arrow, is always being accelerated downwards ... rds. (What is a Projectile,1996-2001) As long as an arrow is traveling forwards it has a constant horizontal vector. Its vertical vector changes as it goes up and down. The horizontal vector stays ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Biography of galileo
s, a thermometer, a pump,and the theory of parabola. The parabola was due to the combined forces of horizontal motion and vertical acceleration. This theory was very useful in the firing of guns, and ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy