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A hammer and a feather are dropped from the same height by an astronaut on a planet without air. How will their falls compare?(1 point)
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same affect on them.
The feather will fall faster because it has less mass, allowing it to speed up more easily than the hammer.
The hammer will fall faster because gravity is pulling it down with a greater force than it is pulling the feather.
The objects will fall at the same time because gravity is not acting on them, so they will be affected the same.
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Correct answer: The objects will fall at the same time because gravity will have the same effect on them.
Explanation: In the absence of air resistance, all objects accelerate at the same rate due to gravity (g), regardless of their mass. So the feather and the hammer hit the ground simultaneously (as shown by Apollo astronauts dropping a hammer and feather on the Moon).
Explanation: In the absence of air resistance, all objects accelerate at the same rate due to gravity (g), regardless of their mass. So the feather and the hammer hit the ground simultaneously (as shown by Apollo astronauts dropping a hammer and feather on the Moon).
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