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How does gravity affect the range of a projectile?

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Gravity has an effect on a projectile because it reduces the height that it can achieve.

The object's upward movement is stopped by gravity, which pulls it back to earth, limiting the projectile's vertical component. As a projectile moves through the air it is slowed down by air resistance.

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