Question

You step on an elevator at the 30 th floor and ride down to the 5 th floor. From the time the elevator starts moving until the time it stops, which of the following statements most accurately describes your apparent weight during this ride? a. Your apparent weight is initially greater, then equal and finally less than your actual weight. b. Your apparent weight is initially less, then equal and finally greater than your actual weight. c. Your apparent weight is always less than your actual weight because the motion of the elevator reduces the elevator’s normal force on you. d. Your apparent weight is always the same as your actual weight.

Answer 1