Question

Select the correct answer. Charlie throws a ball up into the air. While the ball is airborne, which is the greatest force acting on the ball to slow it down? A. applied force B. friction force C. gravitational force D. normal force

Answer 1

I believe it's C gravitational force

Answer 2

C. Gravitational force.

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is the gravitational force since this is a force that the Earth exerts on all bodies towards its center.

When we throw the ball it returns because gravity attracts it towards the center of the Earth.

If we threw the ball into space it would not return since there is no gravity.