If You Drop Your Textbook, It Speeds Up While It

question 3

Multiple Choice

If you drop your textbook, it speeds up while it is falling, and therefore

• A) there are no forces acting on the book.
• B) all of the forces acting on the book are balanced.
• C) the forces acting on the book are unbalanced.
• D) none of the above

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