Imagine an object falling to the Earth. Which of the following most accurately describes the motion of that object?(1 point)

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It falls toward the center of the Earth.
It falls toward the center of the Earth.

It falls southward.
It falls southward.

Its motion is random as it falls.
Its motion is random as it falls.

It falls toward the nearest solid ground.

Answer 1

The most accurate description of the motion of an object falling to the Earth is:

It falls toward the center of the Earth.

This is because the object is acted upon by the force of gravity, which pulls it toward the center of the Earth.