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True or false: objects fall toward earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s because of centripetal force.
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True or false: objects fall toward earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s because of centripetal force.

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Sadly, no. The statement kind of has some appropriate words in it, but it's badly corrupted. Objects don't fall to Earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s, and the force that accelerates them downward is not a centripetal one.
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