Question 6 1 pts You are standing on a scale in an elevator. You notice your weight suddenly decreases and remains decreased. Wh
at do you conclude? The elevator is moving at a constant velocity downwards. The elevator is accelerating downwards. The elevator is moving at a constant velocity upwards, The elevator is accelerating upwards.
If standing on a scale in an elevator, I notice sudden decrease in weight which is sustained, I will conclude that the elevator is accelerating downwards. When an elevator moves downward, the weight of a body becomes lighter.
Newton's law first law of motion states that "a body will remain in a state of rest or uniform motion if no external force acts on it".
In an elevator, standing on a scale, if the system accelerates upward which is the direction against gravity, the scale will push at one's feet to prevent one from being pulled to the center of the earth by gravitational force attraction.
This implies that a person will weigh more.
If the elevator accelerates downward in the direction sustained by gravity, the weight keeps decreasing as it complies with gravity.
