According to Galileo, the Acceleration of a Freely Falling Object

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to Galileo, the acceleration of a freely falling object due to gravity is ____.

• A) larger if the object is dropped from a greater height
• B) smaller if the object is dropped from a greater height
• C) larger if the mass of the object is larger
• D) smaller if the mass of the object is larger
• E) the same regardless of the mass and the height from which it is dropped

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