If a ball is accelerating down through the air with no horizontal motion, what must be true about the net forces acting on the ball?(1 point)

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The net force on the ball is zero.
The net force on the ball is zero.

The gravitational force is greater than the drag.
The gravitational force is greater than the drag.

The drag is greater than the gravitational force.
The drag is greater than the gravitational force.

The net force on the ball is directed upward.

Answer 1

If a ball is accelerating downward through the air with no horizontal motion, the correct statement about the net forces acting on the ball is:

The gravitational force is greater than the drag.

This is because the ball is accelerating downwards, which indicates that the net force acting on it (the difference between the gravitational force and the drag force) is directed downward. For the ball to accelerate downwards, the gravitational force must be greater than the drag force.