Question

Explain weightlessness in space

Answer 1

Earth-orbiting astronauts areweightless for the same reasons that riders of a free-falling amusement park ride or a free-falling elevator areweightless. They are weightlessbecause there is no external contact force pushing or pulling upon their body. In each case, gravity is the only force acting upon their body.

Answer 2

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The cause of weightlessness is quite simple to understand. However, the stubbornness of one's preconceptions on the topic often stand in the way of one's ability to understand. Consider the following multiple choice question about weightlessness as a test of your preconceived notions on the topic:

a. there is no gravity in space and they do not weigh anything.

b. space is a vacuum and there is no gravity in a vacuum.

c. space is a vacuum and there is no air resistance in a vacuum.

d. the astronauts are far from Earth's surface at a location where gravitation has a minimal effect.