Ballistics practice quiz

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

• What did the invention of gunpowder lead too?

• Firearms

• Define ballistics

• The science of a projectile in flight.

• What do they call the spiral groves cut into the barrel of a gun?

• Rifling

• What factors influence the drag on a projectile?

• Velocity & Spin

• What civilization invented gunpowder?

• Chinese

• What is A

• Casing

• What is B

• Projectile/Bullet

• What is C

• Powder

• What is D

• Primer

• What type of casing is this?

• Rimfire

• At what range was this projectile fired from?

• Point blank

• At what range was this projectile fired from?

• Close range

• At what range was this projectile fired from?

• Distance

• What type of casing is this?

• Centerfire

• Define Lands and grooves

• Lands are the metal inside the barrel left after the spiral grooves are cut to produce the rifling.

• Define Ballistics

• the science of the travel of a projectile in flight.

• 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.

• 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).

• Define cartridge

• called a "round". Made up of a case, primer, powder, and bullet.

• Define bullet

• The projectile. They are shaped or composed differently for a variety of purposes.

• Define hammer

• A metal rod or plate that typically drives a firing pin to strike the cartridge primer to detonate the powder.

• Name the four improvements made to guns by the military.

• Reliability of firing Accuracy of projectile Force of projectile Speed / Rate of firing

• What are the two main ways the accuracy of a firearm was improved?

• Barrel length Rifling