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

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At the highest point in its trajectory, the soccer ball's velocity is not zero; it has a horizontal component of velocity. The acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2 downward) is also not zero, affecting the ball throughout its flight, including at its highest point.

A Player Kicks a Soccer Ball in a High Arc