Freddy Frog drops vertically from a tree onto a horizontally-moving skateboard. Immediately after landing on the skateboard, Freddy's speed

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Freddy's speed decreases because he initially has no horizontal velocity and gains horizontal speed by landing on the moving skateboard, but his overall speed is less than the skateboard's due to the vertical component of his velocity.

Freddy Frog Drops Vertically from a Tree onto a Horizontally-Moving