Multiple Choice
According to Galileo, the acceleration of a freely falling object due to gravity is ____.
A) larger if the object is dropped from a greater height
B) smaller if the object is dropped from a greater height
C) larger if the mass of the object is larger
D) smaller if the mass of the object is larger
E) the same regardless of the mass and the height from which it is dropped
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