In a computational model of energy changes experienced by an object in free fall, the value of 9.8 appears in several of the formulas. What does this value represent?(1 point) Responses the mass of the object the mass of the object the initial potential energy of the object the initial potential energy of the object the initial kinetic energy of the object the initial kinetic energy of the object the acceleration due to gravity

The value of 9.8 in several formulas related to free fall represents the acceleration due to gravity. This value is approximately the acceleration in meters per second squared (m/s²) that an object experiences due to Earth's gravitational pull near the surface of the Earth.