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Why does a person feel lighter inside an elevator that is moving downward with acceleration?

1. Increase in gravitational force
2. Decrease in apparent weight
3. Increase in mass
4. Air resistance increases

Correct answer: Decrease in apparent weight

Solution

A person’s feeling of weight depends on the normal reaction from the floor, called apparent weight. In a downward-accelerating elevator, this normal reaction decreases, so the person feels lighter.

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