Jasper is standing on a hillside that slopes downward to his left. He is holding a ball in his left hand. If he releases the ball without throwing it, what happens to the ball and why? Make your response very short.
The ball will roll to Jasper's left, down the slope of the hillside. This is because gravity will pull the ball toward the ground, and the slope of the hill creates a directional component to gravity's force, causing the ball to accelerate in the direction of the steepest descent, which is to Jasper's left.