If Chidinma is on a hill that is steep enough to roll a ball down, she releases a soccer ball from her hand while standing. What will happen to the ball, and why does this happen?

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The ball will roll downhill away from Chidinma. This happens because the gravity exerts a force on the ball, pulling it towards the Earth's center. Since Chidinma is on a slope, this force causes the ball to move in the direction of the steepest descent, which is downwards along the hill's slope. The ball accelerates in this direction because it is unobstructed and there is no force being applied to counteract the gravitational pull.