Shooting

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/shooting

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the weaponry spectrum?Includes firearms, bows, crossbows, slingshots, blowpipes, artillery, rockets, and guided missiles
2. What is the historical milestones?Key developments include the bow and arrow, gunpowder, and modern firearm mechanisms
3. Why do people use bows instead of guns?Bows use stored elastic energy, so they don't need gunpowder and can be quieter and easier to use in some situations.
4. How does a gun make a bullet move?The primer starts a chemical reaction that burns the powder, creating hot gas that pushes the bullet out of the barrel, and the barrel’s twist makes the bullet spin.

Projectile: An object propelled through space by the exertion of a force, typically by a weapon.
Deflagration: A rapid combustion process that moves through a substance at subsonic speed, producing heat and gas.
Ballistics: The science or study of the motion of projectiles, especially bullets, inside and outside a firearm barrel.