True or false: projectile motion

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The two components of the motion are independent.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Gravity has a horizontal component during flight.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The path of a projectile is called its trajectory.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Choosing downwards as positive makes g positive.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Vectors can only be added by drawing them.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation