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Which of the following exhibits parabolic motion?
- A A space shuttle orbiting Earth
- B A leaf falling from a tree
- C A stone is thrown into a lake
- D A train moving along a flat track
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A stone thrown into a lake exhibits parabolic motion because it follows a curved path due to the combination of its initial horizontal velocity and the downward force of gravity. As the stone moves forward, gravity pulls it downward, causing it to curve downward in a parabolic trajectory. This motion is characteristic of objects that are launched with an initial velocity and experience a constant force acting vertically downward, resulting in a parabolic path.
