How does free fall relate to newtons laws of motion? My textbook said the concept of freefall proves newtons law of motion, but didn't really go too much into detail after. What is free fall in simple terms and how does general relativity relate to it? What are some examples of freefall in real life? How does that apply to free fall? And example that came to mind for me was skydiving, but I can't fully comprehend how that would be considered a free fall. How does air resistance affect free fall? Please include scholar all sources so that I can refer to the material. My text book chapter uses a lot of math equations and not actually breaking it all down