Answer
If the projectile traveled within the atmosphere, air resistance would slow it down quickly and the frictional heat would burn it up.
Work Step by Step
This is discussed on page 191.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 10 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension) - Page 201: 11
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