Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me.

orson welles, war of the worlds, 1938
which verb tense does welles use in this passage from the radio broadcast war of the worlds?
a. past
b. present
c. irregular
d. future

Which verb tense does Welles use in this passage from the radio broadcast War of the Worlds?

B. Present.

The passage uses the present verb tense, as it is depicting something that is happening at that exact moment.  

The use of present tense in this excerpt immerses the listener into the story as though he/she is experiencing it at that precise moment, providing tension, fear, and credibility to what is being depicted.  

the boy's acceleration toward the girl is 2.08 m/s^2.

explanation:

according the newton's third law, the force causing the girl accelerate towards the boy will be me with equal counter-force causing the boy to accelerate towards the girl. these forces will be of equal magnitude and allows us to determine the boy's acceleration:

the boy's acceleration toward the girl is 2.08 m/s^2.