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a. there is no gravity because of the height of the station far above Earth.
b. there is no gravity because the station is in orbit.
c. gravity appears absent because everything is moving and accelerating together.
d. objects have no mass because they are in orbit.
e. gravitational effects feel the same as on Earth.


c

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