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Two tennis balls are dropped at the same time. One tennis ball is dropped from the roof of a two-story house. The other tennis ball is dropped from 1 m off the ground. Which tennis ball will be moving the slowest as it hits the ground? Why?

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The ball dropped from 1m will be going the slowest. Both balls have the same acceleration, but the ball dropped off the building had more time to gain speed.
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