Final answer:
The question compares the projectile motion of a bullet with another object. The comparison to a football is most apt because both experience similar projectile motions, with considerations for gravity and initial velocity shaping their trajectory. So the correct answer is Option C.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is asking about the comparison between projectile motion of a bullet and another object. As we examine the options provided, the best comparison for a bullet traveling through the air would be a football (c.), due to the fact that both a bullet and a spinning football experience a form of projectile motion. Both a bullet and a properly thrown football follow a parabolic trajectory due to the forces of gravity acting on them. Additionally, if a football is thrown with a spiral, it stabilizes much like a bullet that spins due to rifling in a barrel, which keeps its flight path steady and accurate.
A bullet shot horizontally will undergo projectile motion much like a football thrown at an angle, with both objects having their paths determined by their initial velocities and the acceleration due to gravity. They will both fall towards Earth at the same rate (generally considered to be 9.8 m/s2), assuming no air resistance, causing them to follow a curved path. However, the reading material also brings into comparison objects like golf balls or a diving bird of prey, which can still relate to projectile motion but with different dynamics such as lift and drag.