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A stone and the earth attract each other with an equal and opposite force.Why then we see only the stone falling towards the earth but but not the earth rising towards the stone ?

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  • A body falls freely towards the earth with

    A
    uniform speed
    B
    uniform velocity
    C
    uniform acceleration
    D
    none of these

  • When a body falls freely towards the earth, then its total energy

    A
    increases
    B
    decreases
    C
    remains constant
    D
    first increases and then decreases

  • Why does a stone thrown up into the sky fall back to the earth ?

    A
    Work done by the object pulls it down towards the Earth.
    B
    There exists a centripetal force that pulls it down towards the Earth.
    C
    There is a downward pressure that pulls it down towards the Earth.
    D
    There exists a force that pulls it down towards the Earth.

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