Projectile Motion

A basketball that is thrown to the ring follows a path that is ______________. Options: hyperbolic, parabolic, linear, circular

What happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile as it travels along the curved path?

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes up?

What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile as it goes down?

What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile due to gravity?

In the diagram, which letter represents the vertical displacement $$d_y$$  ? Options: A, B, C, D

In the diagram, which letter represents the horizontal displacement $$d_x$$  ? Options: A, B, C, D

What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile? Options: path, trajectory, range, parabola

What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?

What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to follow a parabolic path?