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Why does an object accelerate when it falls towards Earth's surface

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  • 02-11-2016
There is a force of gravity acting downward on the object,
and no force acting upward on it. 

Since the vertical forces on it are unbalanced, it accelerates
in the direction of the net vertical force, which is downward.
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