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If an object is thrown upwards reaching to a certain height, it starts to fall due to gravitational acceleration acting always towards ................... of the earth.


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  1. If air resistance and friction are negligible, all objects in a particular position fall with the same constant acceleration, regardless of their mass, toward the center of Earth.
  2. The term "free-fall" refers to an object that is falling without resistance from air or friction.
  3. Objects fall toward the center of the Earth due to the force of gravity. As a result, the acceleration owing to gravity is used to describe the acceleration of free-falling objects.

Hence, If an object is thrown upwards reaching a certain height, it starts to fall due to gravitational acceleration acting always towards the center of the earth.


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