What does a bathroom scale measure when you are standing still in an elevator?

Apparent Weight in Elevators

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The gravitational force
The normal force
Your actual weight
The elevator's speed
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to your apparent weight when the elevator accelerates upward?
It becomes zero
It increases
It remains the same
It decreases
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If an elevator accelerates upward at 2 m/s², what is the apparent weight of a 50 kg person?
690.5 N
390.5 N
590.5 N
490.5 N
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the apparent mass change when the elevator accelerates upward?
It decreases
It remains the same
It increases
It becomes zero
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the apparent weight of a 50 kg person when the elevator accelerates downward at 3 m/s²?
240.5 N
540.5 N
440.5 N
340.5 N
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the elevator accelerates downward, what happens to the apparent mass?
It increases
It remains the same
It becomes zero
It decreases
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you need a long elevator shaft to experience significant changes in apparent weight?
To reach higher speeds
To increase gravitational force
To have more time to accelerate
To reduce friction
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