Question 4

An astronaut standing on the surface of the moon throws a ball upwards. The ball would

(a) directly fall down from the point it is released.
(b) hang in space.
(c) go up and then come back to the surface of the moon.
(d) keep going up never to come back.

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Solution

The ball will go up and then comes down due to acceleration due to gravity. Option (c) is the correct answer.

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(d) keep going up never to come back.

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