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Which graph best represents the relationship between acceleration and time for a freely falling object as theobject falls near the surface of Earth?

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Which graph best represents the relationship between acceleration and time for a freely falling object as theobject falls near the surface of Earth?

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The relationship between acceleration and time for a freely falling object near the surface of the Earth is constant. This is due to the constant gravitational acceleration, which is approximately 9.8 m/s² on Earth. Therefore, the graph representing this relationship would be a horizontal line. The line would be located at the point corresponding to 9.8 m/s² on the acceleration axis, extending across all time points. This indicates that the acceleration remains the same regardless of the time.

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