Inside a freely falling runaway elevator, your
A)acceleration is zero.
B)apparent weight is zero.
C)gravitational interaction with the Earth is zero.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

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In a freely falling elevator, you would be in free fall along with the elevator. This means that your apparent weight would be zero because there is no normal force acting on you from the floor of the elevator. Your acceleration is not zero; it is equal to the acceleration due to gravity, and your gravitational interaction with Earth is certainly not zero, as it is the Earth's gravity that is pulling you and the elevator down.

Inside a Freely Falling Runaway Elevator, Your