Q 11-07-037NEETJEE MainEasy
An astronaut in a spacecraft orbiting the Earth feels weightless because
Answer: (A) both the astronaut and the spacecraft are in free fall with the same acceleration
Concept. Weightlessness is the absence of a normal force, not of gravity.
Step 1. Reason. Astronaut and spacecraft fall freely with the same acceleration, so the floor pushes on nothing.
Answer. Both the astronaut and the spacecraft are in free fall with the same acceleration (Option A).
Solution by Sreeraj P, M.Sc Physics