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2 years ago

What controls how fast an object falls?

Physics

2 answers:

Vedmedyk [2.9K]2 years ago

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Answer:

gravity

Explanation:

as the earth rotates on an axis, it causes an effect known as centripetal acceleration with is an acceleration that pulls objects towards the center of the object. in planets, we call this Gravity

Olegator [25]2 years ago

3 0

Answer:

See below

Explanation:

The initial downward velocity, the acceleration of gravity and air friction all play a part

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