New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 5 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 5 Exam

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A ball is thrown straight up into the air. After it leaves the hand, it slows, stops for an instant, and then falls back down. What is the best explanation of the forces on the ball during this motion?

Earth's gravity pulls downward on the ball the entire time, slowing it on the way up and speeding it up on the way down A force keeps pushing the ball upward the entire time it is in the air No force acts on the ball while it is in the air Gravity only acts on the ball when it is falling, not when it is rising

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Earth's gravity pulls downward on the ball the entire time, slowing it on the way up and speeding it up on the way down

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