ballistics practice quiz
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Ballistics practice quiz. Which projectile has more energy, handgun or rifle? Rifle. How many moles of gas are produced when 1 Mole of gunpowder burns? 6 moles of gas. Name two ways to improve the accuracy of a projectile. Barrel length & rifling the barrel. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ballistics practice quiz
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• Which projectile has more energy, handgun or rifle?
• Rifle
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• How many moles of gas are produced when 1 Mole of gunpowder burns?
• 6 moles of gas
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• Name two ways to improve the accuracy of a projectile.
• Barrel length & rifling the barrel
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• What did the invention of gunpowder lead too?
• Firearms
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• Define ballistics
• The science of a projectile in flight.
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• What do they call the spiral groves cut into the barrel of a gun?
• Rifling
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• What factors influence the drag on a projectile?
• Velocity & Spin
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• What civilization invented gunpowder?
• Chinese
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• What is A
• Casing
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• What is B
• Projectile/Bullet
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• What is C
• Powder
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• What is D
• Primer
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• What type of casing is this?
• Rimfire
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• At what range was this projectile fired from?
• Point blank
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• At what range was this projectile fired from?
• Close range
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• At what range was this projectile fired from?
• Distance
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• What type of casing is this?
• Centerfire
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• Define Lands and grooves
• Lands are the metal inside the barrel left after the spiral grooves are cut to produce the rifling.
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• Define Ballistics
• the science of the travel of a projectile in flight.
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• Define silencer
• A device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle the sound of a gunshot. Most work by baffling the escape of gases.
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• Define caliber
• The diameter of the bore measured from land to land, usually expressed in hundredths of an inch (.22 cal) or in millimeters (9mm).
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• Define cartridge
• called a "round". Made up of a case, primer, powder, and bullet.
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• Define bullet
• The projectile. They are shaped or composed differently for a variety of purposes.
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• Define hammer
• A metal rod or plate that typically drives a firing pin to strike the cartridge primer to detonate the powder.
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• Name the four improvements made to guns by the military.
• Reliability of firing Accuracy of projectile Force of projectile Speed / Rate of firing
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• What are the two main ways the accuracy of a firearm was improved?
• Barrel length Rifling