Imagine That You Are Going for a Ride in a Hot

question 4

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are going for a ride in a hot air balloon at the Canowindra Balloon Challenge. While the balloon is rising at a speed of 2.0 m/s, you throw a small ball down at a speed of 5.0 m/s relative to your body. A person who measures the ball's velocity at the instant of release will find that the ball's velocity relative to the ground at that instant is

• A)2.0 m/s, up.
• B)3.0 m/s, down.
• C)3.0 m/s, up.
• D)5.0 m/s, down.
• E)12.8 m/s, down.

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