Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of the moon, from the same height, would

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Have the same velocities at any instant.

Have different acceleration.

Experience forces of the same magnitude.

Undergo a change in their inertia.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Both objects will have the same velocity at any instance of time.
As we know the freefall velocity is given by the formula,

v = \sqrt{2 gh}

Where

v

is freefall velocity,

g

is the acceleration due to the planet’s gravity and,

h

is the height of freefall.
We can see that freefall velocity is independent of the object's mass. It solely depends on the height of the object and the acceleration due to the planet's gravity. As the height of free falling is the same for both objects, they will fall with the same velocity.

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