Trajectory
The curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to earth.
Range
The horizontal distance traveled by a projectile.
Projectile
Any object that moves through the air or through space under the influence of gravity.
Parabolic
curved path taken by a projectile.
Horizontal
Traveling across the X-axis
Vertical
Traveling along the Y-axis
Angle
Angle of trajectory
Vector
Has a magnitude and direction
Parabolic path
A whole curved path like a rainbow
Horizontal
Side to side.
Vertical
Up and down.
Vertical motion
is accelerated
Acceleration due to gravity
9.8 m/sec2
Parabola
Shape of a projectile's path.
Gravity
The only force acting on a projectile.
Magnitude
The size or amount of something.
Vector
A quantity having both a direction and a magnitude.