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A ball thrown upwards falls back towards the surface of Earth due to force of gravity. The force of gravity is a force.

A

push

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pull

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either push or pull

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Solution

The correct option is B pull
The force of gravity attracts every body towards Earth. Hence, the attraction of the force of gravity is a pull force.

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