Question

1. what is true about the velocity of a free - falling object?

velocity decreases the higher the point that the object falls from.
velocity remains constant regardless of height.
velocity increases more the lower the point that the object falls from.
velocity increases more the higher the point that the object falls from.

Explanation:

For a free - falling object, the velocity \(v\) is related to the height \(h\) it falls from by the equation \(v = \sqrt{2gh}\) (derived from \(v^{2}-u^{2}=2as\), where \(u = 0\) for free - fall, \(a = g\) (acceleration due to gravity), and \(s=h\)). As \(h\) (the height from which the object falls) increases, the value of \(v\) (velocity) also increases.

Answer:

Velocity increases more the higher the point that the object falls from.