You throw a ball upwards. The air resistance is negligible. After the ball leaves your hand and before it reaches the ground, the forces acting on the ball are  a) no forces acting on the ball during its free fall b) a constant force of gravity and a decreasing force upwards acting on the ball until it reaches the highest point c) a decreasing force upwards acting on the ball until it reaches the highest point and no forces acting after that d) a constant force of gravity

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You throw a ball upwards. The air resistance is negligible. After the ball leaves your hand and before it reaches the ground, the forces acting on the ball are 

a) no forces acting on the ball during its free fall

b) a constant force of gravity and a decreasing force upwards acting on the ball until it reaches the highest point

c) a decreasing force upwards acting on the ball until it reaches the highest point and no forces acting after that

d) a constant force of gravity

 

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