Acceleration of a Ball Thrown Upwards

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Question:

Each second that the ball goes up in the air, it is accelerating at 5 m/s^2. Group of answer choices

True

False

Answer:

False.

In the context of a ball being thrown upwards, the acceleration due to gravity is typically -9.81 m/s² (downward). If you are referring to a scenario where the ball is accelerating upwards at 5 m/s², that would imply an additional force is acting on it, which is not the case for a freely thrown ball. Therefore, the statement as it stands is false.