Question

An acorn falls from a tree. Which of the following statements is true?

The force of gravity is acting on the acorn.
The force of gravity is the only force acting on the acorn.
A frictional drag force is acting on the acorn.
The net force on the acorn is less than the force of gravity.

Answer 1

The force of gravity is acting on the acron

Answer 2

Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The gravitational pull of the Earth is known as force of gravity. Basically force of gravity attracts any object with mass towards itself.

Therefore, when an acorn falls from a tree then we can say that it falls because of the gravitational pull acting on it.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, the statement force of gravity is acting on the acorn is true.