Newton's Laws - Mission NL10 Detailed Help

TRUE or FALSE:

An object is in free-fall if ... OR

An object is thrown upward; after being thrown, air resistance has a negligible effect and gravity can be considered the only force acting upon it. Because the object is rising towards its peak ...


 
Definition of Free Fall:
Free fall is the state of an object in which the only force acting upon it is the force of gravity.


 
As the definition states, an object is in free fall if the only force acting upon the object is the force of gravity. Regardless of which direction the object moves or how fast the object moves, if the only force acting upon the object is gravity, then the object is free-falling.



 
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