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If a book and a piece of paper were dropped at the same time and at the same height, which one would fall to the ground first and why? (Weight is an incorrect answer by the way)
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If a book and a piece of paper were dropped at the same time and at the same height, which one would fall to the ground first and why?

(Weight is an incorrect answer by the way)

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The book would fall to the ground first because they are both objects with different masses. The object with the lighter mass (the paper) would take longer to fall because it has lighter mass.
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