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What is meant by acceleration due to gravity? Is is a scalar or a vector?

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The acceleration produced in a freely falling body under the gravitational pull of the earth. It is a vector having direction towards the center of the earth.
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  • The SI unit of acceleration due to gravity 'g' is :

    A
    `ms^(-1)`
    B
    ms
    C
    `ms^(-2)`
    D
    `ms^(2)`

  • The acceleration due to gravity varies on Earth with

    A
    distance
    B
    height
    C
    mass of an object
    D
    all the above

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