An Object Drops in Free Fall

question 68

Multiple Choice

An object drops in free fall. At one instant it is moving at a speed of 50 meters per second. Exactly one second later its speed is about

• A)10 m/s.
• B)50 m/s.
• C)60 m/s.
• D)100 m/s.
• This is because
• E)no net force acts on the object while in its state of free fall.
• F)it gains a speed of about 10 m/s for each second of fall.
• G)its velocity nearly doubles each second.

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