The following question refers to a hypothetical situation. President Obama has a Cabinet meeting scheduled next week in which the federal budget will be the principal topic of discussion. Whom might the president request to attend, in addition to the vice president and the department secretaries?

A.
his wife, the First Lady
B.
the secretary of agriculture
C.
the department manager of the Office of Labor
D.
the director of the Office of Management and Budget

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

answer: option c.

explanation:

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.