A Ball Is Thrown Straight Up, Reaches a Maximum Height

question 24

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown straight up, reaches a maximum height, then falls to its initial height. As the ball is going up

• A) both its velocity and its acceleration are downward.
• B) its velocity is downward and its acceleration is upward.
• C) its velocity is upward and its acceleration is downward.
• D) both its velocity and its acceleration are upward.

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