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galileo dropped a cannonball and a lightweight ball off of the leaning …

Question

galileo dropped a cannonball and a lightweight ball off of the leaning tower of pisa from the same height at the same time to illustrate the effect of gravity. assume there was no wind that day. describe what happened as the objects hit the ground they hit at the same time the cannonball hits first the lightweight ball hits first

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

In the absence of air - resistance (no wind in this case), all objects in free - fall near the Earth's surface experience the same acceleration due to gravity, regardless of their mass. So, the cannonball and the lightweight ball fall with the same acceleration and hit the ground at the same time.

Answer:

They hit at the same time