Question

An object is under free fall. Considering upward as positive direction, the displacement
of the object during a short time interval is positive during ______ (ascent/descent) and
negative during _____ (ascent/descent).

Answer 1

Answer:

Explain with reference to the context.

(a) Once, when the good Saint Peter

Lived in the world below,

And walked about it, preaching,

Just as he did, you know,

(b) And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of

cakes,

To give him a single one.

Answer 2

Answer:

ascent , descent respectively