ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when caught would be    two times as the speed it had when thrown upwards.   less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.   more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.   the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.

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  1. A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when caught would be 

     
    1. two times as the speed it had when thrown upwards.

       
    2. less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

       
    3. more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.

       
    4. the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.

       
       
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