At that moment, its vertical velocity is zero. Its horizontal velocity may or may not be zero, i.e., it may be moving sideways as well.
At the highest point, there's an instant when the motion is changing from upward to downward. At that exact instant, the speed is zero, and that's zero velocity.
The highest point is the point where the ball's velocity transitions from upward to downward. At that instant, the ball's speed, velocity, momentum, and kinetic energy are all exactly zero.
Just before it reaches the highest point, the vertical component of velocity is upward.Just after it passes the highest point, the vertical component of velocity is downward.There's no way you can change from an upward velocity to a downward velocity smoothlywithout velocity being zero at some instant. A.True.
You can't derive the velocity from the acceleration. Zero acceleration simply means that the velocity (at that instant) is not changing.
The answer is: Instantaneous Acceleration.
At the highest point, there's an instant when the motion is changing from upward to downward. At that exact instant, the speed is zero, and that's zero velocity.
The highest point is the point where the ball's velocity transitions from upward to downward. At that instant, the ball's speed, velocity, momentum, and kinetic energy are all exactly zero.
Just before it reaches the highest point, the vertical component of velocity is upward.Just after it passes the highest point, the vertical component of velocity is downward.There's no way you can change from an upward velocity to a downward velocity smoothlywithout velocity being zero at some instant. A.True.
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
You can't derive the velocity from the acceleration. Zero acceleration simply means that the velocity (at that instant) is not changing.
Yes, plus the direction that it's changing in.
The answer is: Instantaneous Acceleration.
Yes, but only for a single instant in time. When you throw a golf ball or a rock straight up, it has the constant downward acceleration of gravity from the moment it leaves your hand, but its velocity is certainly not constant. The velocity steadily decreases until the peak of the toss, and then it switches from upward to downward velocity. At the very peak, the velocity is zero for an instant.
That's the magnitude of instantaneous acceleration.
The same as that of the aircraft that he /she is in. If flying level, it would be zero.
In the case of an object thrown, batted, teed off, or dropped, its acceleration at the instant of its maximum velocity is 9.8 meters per second2 downward.
IF it changes to the completely opposite direction ... does a 180 or a "U-turn" ...then the velocity must be zero at that instant. But if the direction only changesby turning a corner or going around a bend, then there's no way to know whatthe velocity is without a lot more information.