State whether the following statement is True or False:
The acceleration of a body thrown vertically upward is numerically the same as the acceleration of a body falling downward,but opposite in sign.

(TRUE) True.
When a body is thrown vertically upward,it experiences a constant downward acceleration due to gravity $(g)$,which is approximately $9.8 \ m/s^2$.
When a body falls downward,it also experiences the same constant downward acceleration due to gravity $(g = 9.8 \ m/s^2)$.
In physics,if we take the upward direction as positive $(+)$,then the downward acceleration is represented as negative $(-g)$.
Therefore,the magnitude remains the same $(9.8 \ m/s^2)$,but the sign is opposite depending on the chosen coordinate system.