A bowling ball and a baseball accelerate equally when falling in a vacuum because
A) their velocities are the same.
B) the ratio of their weights to mass is the same.
C) the force of gravity is the same for each in a vacuum.
D) the force of gravity does not act in a vacuum.
E) none of the above
Answer: B
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