Question

An object is said to be in a state of free fall when:

• A. It accelerates under the force of gravity.
• B. The only force acting on it is the weight of the object.
• C. Initial velocity is zero.
• D. Object is moving towards Earth.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A It accelerates under the force of gravity.
B The only force acting on it is the weight of the object.

A body is in free fall when its weight is the only force acting upon it. A body in free fall near the earth's surface experiences an acceleration equal to $9.8m/s^2$ in the downwards direction.