If You Were in a Rocket Ship in Distant Space

question 19

Multiple Choice

If you were in a rocket ship in distant space, far from all gravitational influences, and accelerating at 2g, you would feel

• A) your normal weight.
• B) twice your normal weight.
• C) weightless.
• D) This cannot be answered without knowing your speed.

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