If an object placed at 5m undergoes a displacement of -9m, where does it end up?

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You throw a baseball directly upward at time =0 at an initial speed of 14.9 m/s. what is the maximum height the ball reaches above where it leaves your hand? ignore air resistance and take =9.80 m/s2.

By what primary heat transfer mechanism does the sun warm the earth?