How does the speed of a dropped object in free fall near the surface of the earth relate to the time it has fallen?

The acceleration of a freely-falling object - any freely-falling object - near the surface of the Earth is about 9.8 m/s2 (which is conveniently close to 10 m/s2 for rough calculations.)

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