An Object Falls Freely from Rest on a Planet Where

question 62

Multiple Choice

An object falls freely from rest on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is twice as much as on Earth. In the first 5 seconds it falls a distance of

• A)100 m.
• B)150 m.
• C)250 m.
• D)500 m.
• E)none of the above

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