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It is due to gravity. It is Earth's gravitation force that keeps our feet firmly on the ground.

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Q: Why do object fall to the ground when dropped?
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How fast will an object be traveling when it hits the ground if it is dropped from a height of 45m?

You need the amount of time that it took to fall the 45m.


An object with a mass of 8 kg is dropped and takes 2 s to hit the ground. Then another object with a mass of 16 kg is dropped from the same point. How long does it take to hit the ground?

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How long will it take an object dropped from a window to fall a distance of 78.4 meters?

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How long will it take an object dropped from a height of 500 feet to hit the ground?

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If two object of different density are dropped simultaneously which one will hit the ground first?

as done in Galileo's experiment when he dropped a large rock and a feather from a tall tower both hit the ground at the same moment when dropped from the same height.


True or false an object that is dropped will hit the ground before an object that is thrown horizontally from the same height?

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What Italian scientist argued that mass of an object does not affect the time the object takes to fall to the ground?

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