A player kicks a soccer ball in a high arc toward the opponent's goal. At the highest point in its trajectory
A) the ball's velocity points downward.
B) the ball's acceleration is zero but its velocity is not zero.
C) the ball's acceleration points upward.
D) both the velocity and the acceleration of the soccer ball are zero.
E) neither the ball's velocity nor its acceleration are zero.

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At the highest point in its trajectory, the velocity of the ball is horizontal (not zero), and the acceleration due to gravity is still acting on it downward at approximately 9.8 m/s^2, meaning neither the velocity nor the acceleration are zero.

A Player Kicks a Soccer Ball in a High Arc