Ballistics practice quiz

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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 Presentation

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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