140250
AssignmentMultiple Choice

Gravity and Motion

Question 140250 • MO-Science

Fredo’s spaceship takes him to the very edge of known space. There, gravity has no effect at all. Fredo takes a baseball and tosses it into space. What will most likely happen to the ball?

Answer
A
It will not move at all.
B
It will return to Fredo’s spaceship.
C
It will eventually stop moving.
D
It will continue moving in a straight line.

Explanation

With no gravity or other force acting on the ball, it will keep moving at a constant speed in the direction Fredo tossed it. This is inertia: an object in motion stays in motion unless a force changes its movement. So the ball will continue moving in a straight line.

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