Question

Selina drops a golf ball down a deep well. The ball falls with only the force of gravity acting on it. Without any air resistance, as the golf ball falls into the well, its acceleration is:

A. constant
B. increasing
C. decreasing
D. changing

Answer 1

Its acceleration is constant

Step-by-step explanation:

• Objects such as the golf ball fall towards the center of the earth due to the force of gravity. The acceleration due to the force of gravity causes objects to fall freely towards the earth's center.
• Air resistance is one of the forces that reduce the motion of a freely falling object. However, when the air resistance is negligible the object falling to the group will have a constant acceleration due to gravitational acceleration.
• Thus, the acceleration of freely falling objects without any air resistance is equal to the acceleration due to gravitational pull which is a constant.