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