If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer, its speed reading would increase each second by
a) about 15 m/s.
b) a rate that depends on its initial speed.
c) a variable amount.
d) about 5 m/s.
e) about 10 m/s.

  e) about 10 m/s

Explanation:

Acceleration due to gravity is nominally* 9.8 m/s². That means the change in velocity each second is ...

  (9.8 m/s²)(1 s) = 9.8 m/s ≈ 10 m/s

* This is the value expected to be used in the solution of many math and physics problems. The standard value of 'g' on Earth is defined as 9.80665 m/s². It varies from place to place and with altitude. At any given place, it may also vary with time as a result of changes in mass distribution within the Earth.

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