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Ch. 6 Vocabulary
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| projectile | object shot through air, such as a football, that has independent vertical and horizontal motions and, after receiving an initial thrust, travels through air only under the force of gravity |
| trajectory | path of a projectile through space |
| uniform circular motion | movement of an object or particle trajectory at a constant speed around a circle with a fixed radius |
| centripetal acceleration | center-seeking acceleration of an object moving in a circle at a constant speed |
| centripetal force | net force exerted toward the center of the circle that causes an object to have a centripetal acceleration |