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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When something on Earth is thrown into the air, why does it take a curved path down to the ground?
A
Air resistance slows it down
B
Gravity pulls the ball down while it is in the air
C
The way that the ball is thrown determines the orbit path.
D
The wind lifts the ball up into the air.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Air resistance and gravity are the only forces acting on a projectile. The combination of an initial forward velocity and the downward vertical force of gravity causes the ball to follow a curved path.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earth’s gravity field is incredibly strong. All things on Earth are drawn to the center of the planet by this attraction. Because of this, everything on earth has a tendency to gravitate toward its center. The gravitational force attracts all bodies in the cosmos to one other.

Detailed explanation-3: -Projectile Motion Earth’s gravity causes projectiles to follow a curved path.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, we find that the work done by the force of gravity on the football when it is travelling in a curved path is equal to 0. Thus we can say that the force of gravity has no effect on the work done on the football. Or the force of gravity does not work on the football when the player kicks it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gravity causes a vertical acceleration. The ball will drop vertically below its otherwise straight-line, inertial path. Gravity is the downward force upon a projectile that influences its vertical motion and causes the parabolic trajectory that is characteristic of projectiles.

Detailed explanation-6: -When we throw or drop an object it finally returns to ground unless it is restricted to move. This is because the gravitational force of earth pulls the object towards it.

Detailed explanation-7: -Analyzing motion for objects in freefall For example, when a ball is thrown up in the air, the ball’s velocity is initially upward. Since gravity pulls the object toward the earth with a constant acceleration g, the magnitude of velocity decreases as the ball approaches maximum height.

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