Question

Can you give 10 examples of activities that illustrates horizontal motion?

Answer 1

In the horizontal direction, there are no external forces. Therefore, there is no acceleration. Velocity in the horizontal direction is constant. We can see this in the diagram because all horizontal velocity vectors are the same magnitude.

In the vertical direction, the only force acting on the projectile is gravity. Therefore the object will accelerate at a rate of 9.81 meters per second squared downwards. Again, we see this is the diagram at the right. The vertical velocity vectors increase in magnitude as the projectile continues to move along its trajectory.

1. ball

2. bike

3. water

4. clothes

5. almost everything