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Why is a baseball thrown by a pitcher considered to have projectile motion?
It gains a lot of kinetic energy.
It has horizontal and vertical motion.
It gets pulled to the ground by gravity.
It moves in a diagonal direction.
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- It has horizontal and vertical motion.
- It gets pulled to the ground by gravity.
Explanation: Projectile motion is motion of an object after it is released, when the only significant force acting (neglecting air resistance) is gravity. That gives independent horizontal motion (approximately constant velocity) and vertical motion (constant acceleration downward), producing the characteristic parabolic path. Gaining kinetic energy or moving diagonally are not defining features.
- It has horizontal and vertical motion.
- It gets pulled to the ground by gravity.
Explanation: Projectile motion is motion of an object after it is released, when the only significant force acting (neglecting air resistance) is gravity. That gives independent horizontal motion (approximately constant velocity) and vertical motion (constant acceleration downward), producing the characteristic parabolic path. Gaining kinetic energy or moving diagonally are not defining features.
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