An astronaut on the Moon simultaneously drops a feather and a hammer.The fact that they land together shows that:
A)no gravity forces act on a body in a vacuum
B)the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is less than g on the Earth
C)in the absence of air resistance all bodies at a given location fall with the same acceleration
D)the feather has a greater weight on the Moon than on Earth
E)G = 0 on the Moon

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The fact that both objects, the feather and hammer, fall at the same rate indicates that the acceleration due to gravity is the same for both objects. This means that in the absence of air resistance all objects at a given location fall with the same acceleration. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer as it explains this concept. Choices A, B, D, and E are incorrect because they either do not apply to the situation described or are incorrect statements.

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