Al is floating freely in her spacecraft, and you are accelerating away from her with an acceleration of 1g. 5) How will you feel in your spacecraft? A) You will be floating weightlessly. B) You will feel weight, but less than on Earth. C) You will feel weight, but more than on Earth. D) You will feel the same weight as you do on Earth. E) You will feel yourself pressed against the back of your spaceship with great force, making it difficult to move.

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Cailyn

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10 March, 13:15

Al is floating freely in her spacecraft, and you are accelerating away from her with an acceleration of 1g. 5) How will you feel in your spacecraft? A) You will be floating weightlessly. B) You will feel weight, but less than on Earth. C) You will feel weight, but more than on Earth. D) You will feel the same weight as you do on Earth. E) You will feel yourself pressed against the back of your spaceship with great force, making it difficult to move.

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Damian Acevedo · Answer 1

D. You will feel the same weight as you do on Earth

Explanation:

In free space, she is suppose to be weightless.

Free fall can be described as body in motion where the body is under the effect of acceleration due to gravity only and no other acceleration ...

Since I am accelerating away from her at an acceleration of 1g

Then,

F=ma, where a=g

Then F=mg

Since my weight on earth is W=mg

This is equals to my weight in the spaceship, then I will feel the same weights as I do on earth.