What direction is vertical motion?
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Answer:
upwards
Explanation:
Vertical motion is generally defined as motion that is normal to some defined horizontal surface. Thus it is entirely defined by the horizontal surface itself.
Vertical velocity is a special case of velocity only because the acceleration due to gravity acts in the vertical direction. This means that any motion in the vertical direction will be affected by the acceleration due to gravity.
Typically, we define the positive vertical direction as upwards, and the positive horizontal direction is usually the direction of the object's motion. When this is the case, the vertical acceleration, g, takes a negative value (since it is directed downwards towards the Earth)
The vertical motion of a projectile is controlled by the force of gravity. This means that there is an unbalanced force acting on the ball and so the ball will accelerate downwards. The formula for time gives the time of flight of the projectile.
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Motion in physics is a relative term.
1. So an object can be moving in the horizontal direction with respect to one object but in vertical direction with respect to another object.
2. Therefore, in physics, we use Cartesian coordinates to define the motion of an object. In the Cartesian system, there are axes.
3. X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis are used to represent the coordinate system.
4. So, an object is said to move in a vertical direction if it is moving parallel to Y-axis.