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Vaselesa [24]
3 years ago
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At what rate does gravity cause objects to accelerate at sea level on earth

Physics
1 answer:
VLD [36.1K]3 years ago
5 0

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s per second.

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