Ch.

3 & 4
Motion & Forces

V. Nonlinear Motion
Projectile Motion
Circular Motion
Free-fall
 A. Projectile Motion
Projectile

any object thrown in the

air
acted upon only by
gravity

follows a
parabolic path
called a trajectory
has horizontal and vertical velocities
PROJECTILE MINI-LAB
 A. Projectile Motion
Projectile Velocities

Horizontal and vertical velocities are independent of each

other!
 A. Projectile Motion

HorizontalVelocity
depends on inertia
remains constant

VerticalVelocity
depends on gravity
accelerates
downward at
9.8 m/s2
 ConcepTest
A moving truck launches a ball vertically
(relative to the truck). If the truck maintains a
constant horizontal velocity after the launch,
where will the ball land (ignore air resistance)?
A) In front of the truck
B) Behind the truck
C) In the truck
C)In the truck. The horizontal
velocity of the ball remains
constant and is unaffected by its
vertical motion.

Animation from Multimedia Physics Studios.

 B. Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration
acceleration toward the center of a
circular path
caused by centripetal force

B-BALL DEMO
PLATE DEMO
 B. Circular Motion
On the ground...
friction provides centripetal force
 B. Circular Motion
Inorbit...
gravity provides centripetal force

ROUND LAB
 B. Circular Motion
In orbit...
Which satellites travel faster?

Near-Earth Satellites Geostationary Satellites

 B. Circular Motion
Extra Credit
Use the NASA Liftoff
web site to find the
International Space
Station (STATION)
in the sky this weekend.
liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/realtime/Jpass/20/
Write a brief description of your sighting - time, appearance, & other observations.
 C. Free-Fall
Free-Fall

when an object is influenced only

by the force of gravity
Weightlessness

sensation produced when an object

and its surroundings are in free-fall
object is not weightless!

CUP DEMO
 C. Free-Fall
Weightlessness
surroundings are falling at the same
rate so they dont exert a force on
the object
 C. Free-Fall
Go to Space Settlement Video Library. Space Shuttle Missions

NASAs KC-135 - The Vomit Comet

Go to CNN.com.
Go to NASA.
 ConcepTest 1

TRUE or FALSE:
An astronaut on the Space Shuttle
feels weightless because there is no
gravity in space.
FALSE!
There is gravity which is causing the Shuttle to free-fall towards
the Earth. She feels weightless because shes free-falling at the
same rate.
 ConcepTest 2

Describe the path of a marble as it

leaves the spiral tube shown below.

It will travel in a straight line since the tube

is no longer exerting a net force on it.