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Free falling objects accelerate downward at a rate of approximately 10 m/s/s (or 9.8 m/s/s). As they move upward towards their highest point, they slow down. And as they fall downward from their highest position, they speed up. While the speed (and velocity) undergo these changes, the acceleration remains a constant value and is always directed downward.

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Version 1
A paint brush is dropped from the top of a tall ladder and free falls to the ground. What changes, if any, would be observed of the velocity and the acceleration of the brush as it falls? Pick the two answers.
The velocity increases.
The velocity decreases.
The velocity remains a constant value.
The acceleration increases.
The acceleration decreases.
The acceleration remains a constant value.

In this question, an object is falling downwards towards the ground from an elevated position. You must describe the changes, if any, that occur to the velocity and acceleration of the object. Here's what you need to know:

Regarding Velocity
As objects fall they speed up. Their speed is increasing. Velocity is speed with a direction. So if the speed is increasing, then the velocity is also increasing.

Regarding Acceleration
Free-falling objects have a constant acceleration of -9.8 m/s/s (approximately -10 m/s/s. Acceleration is related to changes in velocity. It is the rate of velocity change. For a free-falling object, the velocity always changes by the same amount for every 1 second of falling. For every 1 second of fall, the velocity ALWAYS changes by -10 m/s. This is always the case; it is a constant acceleration rate.

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