When a boulder and a pebble are dropped, the pebble falls as fast as the boulder because

A. both accelerate equally.
B. both pick up speed equally.
C. its ratio of gravitational force to mass is the same as the boulder's.
D. air resistance is less for the pebble.


Answer: A

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