Question

What is the direction of acceleration due to gravity when a ball is being projected in a vertically opposite direction?

Answer 1

The direction of acceleration due to gravity is always toward the center of the earth, irrespective of the direction in which the object is projected.

Explanation:

1. Acceleration due to gravity (g) is the acceleration produced in an object in free fall due to the gravitational force of the earth.
2. The force always acts toward the center of the earth.

Hence, The direction of acceleration due to gravity when a ball is being projected in a vertically opposite direction is in the downward direction (towards centre of the earth)