When Running and Jumping to Score, a Basketball Player Seems

question 76

Multiple Choice

When running and jumping to score, a basketball player seems to "hang" in the air because

• A) his or her acceleration is zero.
• B) his or her horizontal velocity is quite small.
• C) both components of motion are zero.
• D) his or her vertical velocity is quite small.
• E) levitation is possible with practice.

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Definitions:

Berlin Wall

A concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, symbolizing the Cold War division between East and West.

Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev, a Soviet statesman who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War as the First Secretary of the Communist Party and as Premier.

East Berlin

The capital city of East Germany during the Cold War, characterized by the Berlin Wall dividing it from West Berlin and symbolizing the ideological divide between communism and capitalist democracy.