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You Jump Off an Airplane and Fall Freely for a While

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You jump off an airplane and fall freely for a while (before you open a parachute) . Which of these statements describes what is happening in this situation?


A) There is always a net force acting on the body.
B) After a while, drag force in the air balances your weight and you fall with no net force acting on you.
C) Air resistance is always directed in the direction of your velocity.
D) You are continuously falling with accelerated motion.

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