Multiple Choice
You measure that an object has a mass of exactly 1 kg by weighing it in the Earth's gravitational field. The equivalence principle says that the mass you would measure by trying to accelerate it would be:
A) 1 kg
B) greater than 1 kg
C) less than 1 kg
D) different from 1kg, depending on what it's made of
E) larger than 1 kg because of the Sun's gravity
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