Question

In the absence of air, two objects with different masses...



(5 points)
Responses

fall at exactly the same distance.
fall at exactly the same distance.

fall at exactly the same rate.
fall at exactly the same rate.

fall at exactly the same time.
fall at exactly the same time.

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Answer 1

fall at exactly the same rate.

Explanation: without air resistance gravity accelerates all objects equally (g ≈ 9.8 m/s² near Earth's surface), so different masses fall with the same acceleration and therefore, from the same height, hit at the same time (e.g., the Apollo 15 hammer–feather demo).