When You Step on a Weighing Scale at Noon,the Earth

question 13

Multiple Choice

When you step on a weighing scale at noon,the Earth pulls you down and the overhead sun pulls you upward.The reason the sun's pull doesn't decrease your weight at noon is because

• A)the sun's pull on you is negligibly small.
• B)the weighing scale is calibrated only in Earth weight.
• C)you,the scale,and the Earth are in free fall (in orbit)around the sun.
• D)the sun's pull is cancelled by the gravitation of other celestial bodies.
• E)of tidal effects in the "solid" Earth.

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Definitions:

Colon

The longest part of the large intestine, involved in water absorption and the formation of fecal matter.

Splenic Flexure

The part of the colon where the transverse colon turns downward at the spleen, forming a curve.

Hepatic Flexure

The bend of the colon by the liver, where the ascending colon turns to become the transverse colon.

Transverse Colon

The middle section of the large intestine, running horizontally across the abdomen from right to left.