If You Drop a Ball in the Absence of Air

question 34

Multiple Choice

If you drop a ball in the absence of air resistance, it accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s². If instead you throw the ball upward, then its downward acceleration after release is

• A) less than 9.8 m/s².
• B) equal to 9.8 m/s².
• C) greater than 9.8 m/s².

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