A stone is thrown straight up. When it reaches its highest point,

A) both its velocity and its acceleration are zero.
B) its velocity is zero and its acceleration is not zero.
C) its velocity is not zero and its acceleration is zero.
D) neither its velocity nor its acceleration is zero.
E) neither velocity nor acceleration can be determined without additional information.


B

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