Projectile Motion Lab
A free projectile motion simulation for high school physics. Adjust angle, speed, height, and gravity. Project it in class or use it for review.
Use this free physics simulation to compare trajectories, vector components, and key projectile-motion readouts. Adjust launch speed, launch angle, starting height, and gravity, then watch how the path changes.
Quick start
- Set a launch speed.
- Set the angle.
- Press launch.
- Compare the range, max height, and time of flight.
- Turn on vectors or graphs to discuss what changes and what stays constant.
Trajectoryt = 0.00 s
x = 0.00 my = 0.00 m
Range: 26.12 mMax height: 6.53 mTime of flight: 2.31 s
vx: 0.00 m/svy: 0.00 m/sImpact speed: 16.00 m/s
Controls
- Launch speed
- Launch angle
- Initial height
- Gravity
- Show vectors
- Show components
- Show trail
- Show graph panel
- Launch
- Pause
- Step
- Reset
Readouts
- Time
- Range
- Max height
- Time of flight
- Horizontal velocity
- Vertical velocity
- Impact speed
This tool is designed for classroom projection and quick comparison runs. Air resistance is off in this version so students can focus on the standard idealized model.
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