In a Laboratory on Earth, All the Air Is Pumped

question 22

Multiple Choice

In a laboratory on Earth, all the air is pumped from a large tube. A feather and a steel ball are simultaneously released from rest inside the tube. What happens next?

• A) Both objects float weightless inside the tube.
• B) The steel ball falls and hits the bottom before the feather.
• C) The feather falls and hits the bottom before the steel ball.
• D) Both objects fall and hit the bottom at the same time.