An object is dropped from a cliff in the absence of air resistance. What happens to its velocity and acceleration?

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A Both increase.
B Velocity increases, acceleration remains constant.
C Velocity remains constant, acceleration increases.
D Both remain constant.

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Answer: B. Velocity increases, acceleration remains constant.

Gravity pulls the object downwards, so it speeds up (velocity increases). The acceleration due to gravity stays constant at about 9.8 m/s² throughout the fall.

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