A Person Orbiting Earth in the Space Shuttle Feels Weightless

question 274

Multiple Choice

A person orbiting Earth in the Space Shuttle feels weightless because

• A) two forces are acting on her in opposite directions, so they cancel and produce the same effect as if no force at all were acting.
• B) her mass is zero in space, and weight requires mass.
• C) no forces act on her.
• D) only one force (gravity) acts on her, but gravity also accelerates the shuttle, so the shuttle does not push up on her to create the feeling of weight.

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