You toss a tennis ball up and down in front of you as you sit in a
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You toss a tennis ball up and down in front of you as you sit in a jet airplane that is accelerating down the runway for takeoff. Why is the tennis ball difficult to catch?
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Conceptual Physical Science
ISBN: 978-0134060491
6th edition
Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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