What is the acceleration of a free fall?

It was learned in the previous part of this lesson that a free-falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity. A free-falling object has an acceleration of 9.8 m/s/s, downward (on Earth). read more

That acceleration is the acceleration of free fall due to gravity. On Earth, the value is 9.81 m/s and the value stays same for all masses as long as there is no air resistance. If a ball and a feather falls from a height of, suppose, 20m. read more

The acceleration of free fall on earth, near the surface of the earth is 9.8 m/s2. On the moon it is 1.6m/s2 But as the object moves further and further away from the earth, or any massive body, the acceleration due to gravity decreases by the inverse square law. read more

A free-falling object has an acceleration of 9.8 m/s/s, downward (on Earth). This numerical value for the acceleration of a free-falling object is such an important value that it is given a special name. read more