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

question 6

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

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Lack

A state or condition of not having something or not having enough of something.

Sternocleidomastoid

A muscle in the side of the neck that acts to flex and rotate the head.

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