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| T or F. In a vacuum, all falling bodies have the same acceleration. |
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| True. No air resistance exists. |
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| T or F. Only if a body's speed changes can it be said to be accelerated. |
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| False. A change in a direction can also indicate an acceleration |
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| T or F. A body that is thrown downward has a different acceleration compared to a body that is merely dropped. |
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| False. Each body experiences a constant acceleration equal to g. |
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| T or F. The earth is approximately spherical because of gravity. |
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| True. The Earth's gravitational attraction has nearly the same magnitude at all points on the Earth's surface. |
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