Question

What type of motion, uniform or non-uniform, is exhibited by a freely falling body? Give reason for your answer.

Answer 1

In a free falling body, the acceleration due to gravity acts on the object. As a result, the body falls with increasing speed and before hitting the ground attains maximum velocity while initial velocity is zero. Here velocity is variable, so body covered unequal distances during equal intervals of time. Thus, the free-falling body is non-uniform motion.