A Baseball Pitcher Throws a Curveball, and Bernoulli's Principle Gives

question 22

Multiple Choice

A baseball pitcher throws a curveball, and Bernoulli's Principle gives a fair description of why it takes such a drastic curve. If that pitcher could throw the exact same pitch on the Moon, then

• A) it would curve more drastically, because gravity is so much weaker on the Moon.
• B) it would curve more drastically, because there is no counterforce from air pressure on the Moon.
• C) it would curve but not as much as on Earth, since the Moon's gravity is so weak.
• D) it would not curve at all, because the Moon has no atmosphere.

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