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Objects in free fall near the surface of the Earth experience acceleration of? a) 8.9 m/s b) 9.8 m/s c) 9.8 m/s/s d) 8.9 m/s/s​
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Objects in free fall near the surface of the Earth experience acceleration of?

a) 8.9 m/s
b) 9.8 m/s
c) 9.8 m/s/s
d) 8.9 m/s/s​

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the answer is (b). free fall due to gravity is 9.8m/s squared, which in this case is expressed as 9.8m/s since there is no exponent to represent m/s squared.
don’t get confused with (c)- that is expressing 9.8 metres to the second per second which is incorrect.
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