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There are several ways to look at this; for example:


1) If you have an object of 1 kg, it will accelerate at a certain rate. Two separate objects of 1 kg each will also accelerate at the same rate. Now, if you join them, there is no reason why they should suddenly accelerate faster, or slower, just because they are together.


2) For an object of 2 kg, there is twice the force acting on it, to pull it down. However, this is compensated by the fact that the object also has twice the inertia, so it takes twice the force to give it a certain acceleration.


Earth's gravitational field, near the surface, is about 9.8 meters/second2. This is the same as 9.8 newton/kilograms; that is, each kilogram is subjected to a force of 9.8 newtons.


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Because gravity exerts the same amount of force on the objects.

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In free fall do all objects fall with the same acceleration?

yes, objects fall at a rate of 9.8m/swith acceleration. For every second in free fall you must add 9.8m/s to get the acceleration of an object.


In free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration?

In free fall in a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate of acceleration. In air, however, friction comes into play, so that various objects can fall at different rates.


In freefall do heavier objects fall with a greater acceleration than lighter objects?

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When there is no air friction all objects fall with the same?

With the same acceleration.


How do two objects fall at the same speed?

Yes. Neglecting the effects of air resistance, ALL objects fall with the same acceleration near the surface of the earth, meaning that any two objects dropped at the same time will have the same velocity after the same time interval.


The acceleration due to gracity of all objescts in free fall is the same Why then do some objects fall through the air at a different rate than others?

The acceleration due to gravity is the same, and in an idealized world all objects would fall at the same rate. But we do not live in an idealized world, there are other forces acting on objects as they fall. The most notable one is drag, the air resistance. This affects each object as it falls, giving them different rates of descent.


What is the force that prevents different objects from falling at the same rate?

acceleration


Disregarding air resistance objects fall at constant?

What you mean is, "Disregarding air resistance, do objects fall at the same rate?" or something similar. In the absence of atmosphere, all objects free fall at the same rate. So if you drop a feather and a 10 lb weight from identical heights in perfect vacuum (or vacume depending on which spelling you prefer) they will land at the same time.


Do objects that are the same size fall at the same rate?

Yes. And objects with different sizes, masses, and weights also fall the same.


Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate?

Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate


Who said that objects fall at the same rate of speed and challenged the teachings of the church?

Galileo said any two objects in a vacuum will fall at the same rate.


Do objects of the same mass but of different shape fall at the same rate?

in a vacuum, yes, all objects would fall at the same rate, but otherwise no due to air friction