If You Drop a Ball in the Absence of Air

Multiple Choice

If you drop a ball in the absence of air resistance, it accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s². If instead you throw the ball upward, then its downward acceleration after release is

A) less than 9.8 m/s².
B) equal to 9.8 m/s².
C) greater than 9.8 m/s².