Velocity and Time

At the top of a building, two identical objects are released. Object A is thrown downwards, while Object B is simply dropped. Which of the two has gained more velocity? 

(Hint: Which object takes longer to reach the ground?)

This is similar to one of the questions on the practice quiz for Mr. Blake's class.

Answer: Object B gains more velocity. The longer an object takes to reach its destination, the more velocity it gains. 

It took me a while to understand this, actually. I ended up asking my genius physics friend, Robert. He explained the concept to me. While I didn't remember all of what he said, I do remember that he brought up the equation V = Vo + AT. As you can see, acceleration is multiplied by time. I think Robert said that because the equation works like that, the higher time is, the higher velocity will be.

longer time = more velocity

(And I admit that this picture has nothing to do with this blog post.)