Question

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three-year-old ben and his father are playing with a ball at the park. bens father throws a ball high up into the air. ben thinks the ball will never come back. his father assures him that the ball will always come back. what made bens father so sure that the ball would fall back to earth?

Explanation:

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Identify the physical force acting on the ball

Using the Universal Law of Gravitation knowledge point
\[
F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}
\]
The Earth exerts a continuous downward gravitational pull on any object with mass near its surface.

Explain why the ball must return

Using the Universal Law of Gravitation knowledge point
\[
a = g \approx 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2
\]
This gravitational force accelerates the ball downward, slowing its upward rise to a stop and pulling it back to the ground.
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Three-year-old Ben and his father are playing with a ball at the park. Ben's father throws a ball high up into the air. Ben thinks the ball will never come back. His father assures him that the ball will always come back. What made Ben's father so sure that the ball would fall back to Earth? <blank>gravity</blank>
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Identify the physical force acting on the ball

Using the Universal Law of Gravitation knowledge point
\[
F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}
\]
The Earth exerts a continuous downward gravitational pull on any object with mass near its surface.

Explain why the ball must return

Using the Universal Law of Gravitation knowledge point
\[
a = g \approx 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2
\]
This gravitational force accelerates the ball downward, slowing its upward rise to a stop and pulling it back to the ground.
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Three-year-old Ben and his father are playing with a ball at the park. Ben's father throws a ball high up into the air. Ben thinks the ball will never come back. His father assures him that the ball will always come back. What made Ben's father so sure that the ball would fall back to Earth? <blank>gravity</blank>
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