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What rate do things fall to Earth?

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Answer:

9.8 meters per square second

Step-by-step explanation:

Free Falling Object. the value of g is 9.8 meters per square second on the surface of the earth. The gravitational acceleration g decreases with the square of the distance from the center of the earth. But for many practical problems, we can assume this factor to be a constant.

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