Question

12) If you threw a ball on Earth, would its path go straight or curve? Why?

13. If you threw a ball in space, would it’s path go straight or curve, why?

Answer 1

straight if no force is present.

Einstein's analysis of the falling ball starts with the same premise as Newton's: The ball's trajectory through spacetime will be straight if and only if no force is present.

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