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An object is released from rest and undergoes free fall. What will its velocity-time graph look like?A horizontal lineA curveA straight line which starts above the origin and which slopes downwards to the rightA straight line which starts from the origin and slopes upwards to the right

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An object is released from rest and undergoes free fall. What will its velocity-time graph look like?A horizontal lineA curveA straight line which starts above the origin and which slopes downwards to the rightA straight line which starts from the origin and slopes upwards to the right

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The velocity-time graph for an object in free fall will be a straight line which starts from the origin and slopes upwards to the right.

Here's why:

  1. When an object is released from rest and undergoes free fall, it accelerates due to gravity. This means its velocity is constantly increasing.

  2. On a velocity-time graph, time is usually plotted on the x-axis and velocity on the y-axis.

  3. Since the object starts from rest, its initial velocity is zero. This is why the line starts from the origin (0,0).

  4. As time progresses, the velocity of the object increases. This increase in velocity is represented by the upward slope of the line on the graph.

  5. The line is straight because the acceleration due to gravity is constant (ignoring air resistance). This means the velocity increases at a steady rate, resulting in a straight line.

So, the correct answer is "A straight line which starts from the origin and slopes upwards to the right".

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