Would the springs inside a bathroom scale be more compressed or less compressed if you weighed yourself in an elevator that was

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Sidana [21]

2 years ago

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Would the springs inside a bathroom scale be more compressed or less compressed if you weighed yourself in an elevator that was

moving upward at constant velocity

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Ber [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-10T10:50:23+03:00

Ber [7]2 years ago

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More compressed. moving up = apparent weight (i.e., your norma force) is greater. this means you’ll weighr more and push those springs down even more than you would at rest.