Consider a rotating donut-shaped space habitat where living quarters are on the inside surface farthest from the axis.If the rotational speed of the habitat increases,the apparent weight of people inside
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)stays the same.
D)is always zero.

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As the rotational speed of the habitat increases, the centripetal force acting on the people inside increases, which in turn increases their apparent weight.

Consider a Rotating Donut-Shaped Space Habitat Where Living Quarters Are