Multiple Choice
Suppose you are in a spaceship accelerating away from Earth at 9.8 m/ s² (1 g) ,so that you can walk on the floor of your spaceship as though experiencing normal gravity on Earth.Is it possible for you to consider yourself to be at rest? Why or why not?
A) No,because you feel a force so you must truly be accelerating.
B) No,because you are accelerating away from Earth,and it's not legitimate to claim that Earth is accelerating away from you.
C) Yes,by assuming you are feeling effects of gravity and that Earth is accelerating away from you because it is in freefall.
D) Yes,but only if believe that you are the center of the universe.
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