If a freely falling object were equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by about
A)5 m/s.
B)10 m/s.
C)15 m/s.
D)a variable amount.
E)depends on its initial speed

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The acceleration due to gravity, which is the rate at which the object's speed is increasing, is approximately 10 m/s². Therefore, the speedometer reading would increase by about 10 m/s each second.

If a Freely Falling Object Were Equipped with a Speedometer