A football is thrown upward at some angle above the horizontal. If we neglect air friction, then we can conclude that the acceleration vector of the football is

A. zero.
B. down.
C. opposite to the velocity vector.
D. along the direction of motion.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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