If a Freely-Falling Object Were Somehow Equipped with a Speedometer

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a freely-falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 20 m/s²,then its speed reading would increase each second by

• A)10 m/s.
• B)20 m/s.
• C)30 m/s.
• D)40 m/s.
• E)depends on its initial speed

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