Predicted impact point

Okay kiddo, imagine you are playing catch with a ball. When you throw the ball to your friend, you can kind of guess where the ball will land based on how you throw it and how your friend moves to catch it, right?

Well, the same thing happens with airplanes and missiles. When they're flying, scientists and engineers can use special tools and math to figure out where they will end up if they keep going the way they are going. This is called the "predicted impact point."

They use this information to help protect people and things on the ground. For example, if an airplane or missile is going to crash somewhere, they can tell people to stay away from that area so they don't get hurt.

It's kind of like playing a big game of catch - scientists and engineers are trying to figure out where the ball (or airplane or missile) is going to end up so they can keep everyone safe.