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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
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The force of gravity.
Gravity (the weight of the ball) pulls it downward. Tension and normal forces don't act here, and there's no pushing force; with air resistance negligible the net force is gravity (mg) causing the downward acceleration.
Gravity (the weight of the ball) pulls it downward. Tension and normal forces don't act here, and there's no pushing force; with air resistance negligible the net force is gravity (mg) causing the downward acceleration.
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