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

It is accelerating towards the Earth.

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The only force acting on it is the weight of the object.

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The velocity of the body is constant.

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It is moving towards Earth.

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The correct option is B The only force acting on it is the weight of the object.
Free fall is any motion of a body where its weight is the only force acting upon it. A body in free fall near the earth's surface experiences a constant acceleration equal to the acceleration due to gravity.

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