Free-Fall Acceleration
Free-Fall Acceleration Can Cause an Object to Speed Up.An object in free fall accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s/s.
As an object falls downward only under the influence of gravity, its speed increases 9.8 m/s every second. |
Free-Fall Acceleration Can Cause an Object to Slow Down or to Change DirectionAn object in free-fall accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s/s.
As an object moves upward only under the influence of gravity, its speed decreases by 9.8 m/s every second. When the speed of the object is zero, the object has reached the top of its path, and it turns around and starts to fall back down. |
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