Astronauts in the space shuttle are about 100 miles above the earth's surface. What is true about the effect of gravity on these space shuttle astronauts?
W) The astronauts are far outside the earth's gravitational field
X) The astronauts have some mass, but it is less than their mass would be on the earth's surface
Y) The astronauts experience “apparent weightlessness” because they are constantly falling around the earth
Z) The astronauts have no mass as they are orbiting the earth
✔️Answer:Y) The astronauts experience “apparent weightlessness” because they are constantly falling around the earth
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