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Newton's Third Law

Question 12 • 26-27 RPA - US History 1 CR

Astronauts in orbit are not truly weightless.

Answer
A
T
B
F

Explanation

Astronauts in orbit are still pulled by Earth’s gravity, so they are not truly without weight. They feel weightless because they and their spacecraft are falling together around Earth, with no supporting surface pushing on them. Thus the statement is true: T.

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