Acceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface and acts downwards. For a freely falling object (with negligible air resistance), this acceleration is constant.
An object is dropped from a height onto the floor. Which one of the following remains uniform as it falls ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2022 · Topic: Motion under Gravity (Gravitational acceleration (g) and its assumed constancy near Earth's surface)
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