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Projectile and orbital motion
By Pilar Hernández Acuña
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Exit ticket with questions about projectile and orbital motion.
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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What force keeps an object in orbit?
Gravity and forward velocity
Momentum and speed
Friction
Inertia
What shape of path does a projectile follow when launched?
Circle
Straight Line
Parabola
Ellipse
What happens to a projectile's horizontal velocity in the absence of air resistance?
Fluctuates
Increases
Decreases
Remains constant
In projectile motion, which direction does acceleration always act in?
Sideways
Upwards
It doesn't act
Downwards
Why doesn't the Sun's gravity pull Earth down to its surface?
Earth’s surface is too far from the sun
Sun's gravity doesn't affect Earth
Earth is too heavy for the Sun's gravity
Because of their forward velocity