Question

6. Which force is responsible for acceleration of a body in free fall?

Answer 1

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• ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ғʀᴇᴇ-ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ, sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴏғ 9.80 ᴍs2 ᴍ s 2.

Answer 2

Answer:

gravity

The acceleration of free-falling objects is called the acceleration due to gravity, since objects are pulled towards the center of the earth. The acceleration due to gravity is constant on the surface of the Earth and has the value of 9.80 ms2 m s 2 .