Mission VP8: Velocity and Acceleration of a Projectile

Mission VP8 focuses on the acceleration and the velocity components for projectile motion. The mission consists of 32 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to extend the definition of a projectile in order to describe a projectile's acceleration.
• The student should be able to extend the definition of a projectile in order to describe the nature of the projectile's horizontal and vertical velocity components.

 

Launch Mission VP8

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 2, Part b

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 2, Part c

• In which direction is the acceleration of a projectile directed?
• How can the magnitude of the acceleration of a projectile be described?
• What is the magnitude of a projectile's acceleration when it is at the peak of its trajectory?
• How can the horizontal velocity of a projectile be described?
• How can the vertical velocity of a projectile be described?

 

Video Tutorials:

Velocity Components of a Projectile

 


 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: