Neglecting air resistance,after a ball leaves your hand when you toss it upward,the force on it
A)gradually decreases until the ball reaches the top of its path.
B)first acts upward and then downward after reaching the top.
C)is only the force due to gravity,always directed downward.
D)none of the above

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Neglecting air resistance, there is no force acting on the ball other than the force due to gravity, which is always directed downward. Therefore, the correct choice is C. The force due to gravity causes the ball to slow down, come to a stop, and then start to fall back down towards the ground. At the top of its path, the ball is momentarily at rest, with its velocity equal to zero, but the force due to gravity is still acting upon it, pulling it downward.

Neglecting Air Resistance,after a Ball Leaves Your Hand When You