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Free Fall
Free Fall A free fall is a motion in which an object is subject only to the force of gravity. Gravity is a force that pulls objects with mass towards each ot...
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Free Fall A free fall is a motion in which an object is subject only to the force of gravity. Gravity is a force that pulls objects with mass towards each ot...
A free fall is a motion in which an object is subject only to the force of gravity. Gravity is a force that pulls objects with mass towards each other. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force of gravity it exerts.
Objects in free fall are accelerated towards the Earth's center due to the force of gravity. This acceleration is what causes objects to fall to the ground. The rate of acceleration is constant and depends only on the mass of the object.
Examples:
A ball thrown upwards will accelerate downwards due to the force of gravity.
A skydiver falling through the air will accelerate downwards due to the force of gravity.
A feather falling from a featherless bird will also accelerate downwards due to the force of gravity