You Stand on a Spring Scale on the Floor of an Elevator.Of

question 12

Multiple Choice

You stand on a spring scale on the floor of an elevator.Of the following, the scale shows the highest reading when the elevator:

• A)moves upward with increasing speed
• B)moves upward with decreasing speed
• C)remains stationary
• D)moves downward with increasing speed
• E)moves downward at constant speed

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Definitions:

Scissor Motion

A movement involving two parts moving past each other in opposite directions, similar to the action of a pair of scissors.

Small Intestine

A part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and large intestine that digests food and absorbs nutrients.

Cecum

The first part of the large intestine, located at the junction between the intestines and the appendix.

Jejunum

The second part of the small intestine in humans, where most of the nutrients from food are absorbed.