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

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Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass.
Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass.

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.

Answer 1

The correct statement about gravitational mass is:

Gravitational acceleration is irrespective of mass.

This means that all objects accelerate at the same rate due to gravity, regardless of their mass, as demonstrated by the equivalence of gravitational and inertial mass in a vacuum. In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate (approximately 9.81 m/s² on Earth) regardless of their mass.