Which of the following statements about gravitational mass is true?(1 point)

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The more mass an object has, the more gravitational acceleration it will experience.
The more mass an object has, the more gravitational acceleration it will experience.

The less mass an object has, the less gravitational acceleration it will experience.
The less mass an object has, the less gravitational acceleration it will experience.

Gravitational acceleration is always equal to mass.
Gravitational acceleration is always equal to mass.

Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass.

1 answer

The correct statement about gravitational mass is:

Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass.

This means that all objects, regardless of their mass, experience the same gravitational acceleration in a given gravitational field (such as that of the Earth), assuming there is no air resistance. In a vacuum, for example, a feather and a hammer will fall at the same rate despite their different masses.