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An object is dropped from a height onto the floor. Which one of the following remains uniform as it falls ?<\/p>\n

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\nWhen an object is dropped from a height and falls towards the floor, its acceleration remains uniform (assuming negligible air resistance). This is because the acceleration is due to gravity, which is approximately constant near the Earth’s surface.
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\nAcceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately 9.8 m\/s\u00b2 near the Earth’s surface and acts downwards. For a freely falling object (with negligible air resistance), this acceleration is constant.
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\nAs the object falls, its velocity increases (due to uniform acceleration), its momentum (mass x velocity) increases, and its kinetic energy (1\/2 x mass x velocity\u00b2) increases. Its potential energy (mass x gravity x height) decreases as its height decreases. Only the acceleration due to gravity remains constant.
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