Acceleration due to the Force of Gravity

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What is the difference between Mass and Weight?

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Mass is a measure of the amount of matter that an object is composed of. Weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.

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Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

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velocity / time

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Acceleration due to gravity

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The acceleration experienced by an object due to gravity.

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What are the units of acceleration?

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m/s²

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The acceleration of objects falling on Earth due to gravity is

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9.8 m/s²

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A girl drops a 7 gram bowling ball and a 1 gram rock from a cliff. Which will hit the ground first?

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Ignoring air resistance, both will hit at the same time.

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What is the velocity of an object that has been falling freely in a vacuum for 2 seconds?

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19.6 m/s down

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A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the VELOCITY as the ball rises in the air?

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the velocity decreases

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What happens to the ACCELERATION as a baseball rises in the air?

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the acceleration remains constant

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What is the velocity of a ball that has been dropped off a cliff after 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 seconds?

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9.8, 19.6, 29.4, 39.4, 49, m/s