Free Fall
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Example:
Picture the feeling of losing control when you accidentally drop an ice cream cone on a hot day. Just as the cone descends rapidly toward the ground with no other forces acting on it but gravity, this is similar to an object in free fall. In both scenarios, the ice cream's descent and a free-falling object, like a stone dropped from a height, experience a similar journey: moving solely under the influence of gravity, unimpeded by any other forces, until they inevitably meet the ground.
Practice Version
Free Fall: The motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity. Free fall. In science, free fall is when an object falls solely under the influence of gravity, with no air resistance.