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Question
An astronaut standing on the surface of the moon throws a ball upwards. The ball would
Options
directly fall down from the point it is released
hang in space
go up and then come back to the surface of the moon
keep going up never to come back
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Solution
go up and then come back to the surface of the moon
Explanation:
The ball will go up and then comes down because at moon, acceleration due to gravity is less than that of the earth.
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