Question

a ball is dropped from rest from the top of a building. what force is responsible for the downward motion of the ball? the force of gravity the force of tension the normal force the pushing force

Explanation:

Gravity is the force that attracts objects towards the center of the Earth. When a ball is dropped, it falls downward due to the gravitational pull. Tension is related to stretched - out ropes or strings, the normal force acts perpendicular to a surface, and a pushing force requires an external agent to push. In the case of a dropped ball, the dominant force is gravity.

Answer:

the force of gravity