Question

Suppose you are standing on a bathroom scale when you are flying in a jet airplane. For a moment the scale reads more than your actual weight. During that moment, it's exerting an upward force on you that is greater than your weight and you are___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

accelerating downward.

Explanation:

Weighing yourself throughout the flight, you'll weigh more during take-off due to there being more gravity on the body. For instance, Feeling light when going up on an elevator = accelerating while feeling heavy when going down elevator = accelerating down.