Jules stands on a hilltop and tosses a ball straight up into the air. Given the hilltop's elevation and assuming there is no wind, what happens to the ball after Jules releases it, and why does it happen? Provide a very brief response.
After Jules releases the ball, it will rise for a moment and then fall back towards the hilltop because of gravity. Gravity is a force that attracts objects towards each other, and in this case, it pulls the ball back towards the Earth. Once the ball reaches the peak of its path, where its upward motion stops, gravity will dominate and accelerate the ball back down to Jules's location on the hilltop. Without any other external forces like wind to move it sideways, the ball's path is determined solely by its initial upward motion and the force of gravity acting on it.