A Baseball Player Throws a Ball Straight Up in the Air

question 78

Multiple Choice

A baseball player throws a ball straight up in the air. At its highest point the ball's

• A) velocity and acceleration are both zero.
• B) velocity is not zero, but its acceleration is zero.
• C) acceleration is not zero, but its velocity is zero.
• D) velocity and acceleration are both nonzero.

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