A Ball Is Thrown Straight Upward from Ground Level with a Speed

question 156

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of $18 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

• A) 3.7 s
• B) 1.8 s
• C) 1.1 s
• D) 0.6 s

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