If You Are in a Freely Falling Elevator near the Top

question 8

Multiple Choice

If you are in a freely falling elevator near the top of a tall building, as the elevator falls, your weight would be:

• A) the same as your usual weight
• B) a bit less than your usual weight
• C) equal to zero - you would be weightless
• D) a little more than your usual weight
• E) so great that you would be pressed to the floor and in great pain

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