The equivalence principle says that a person in an elevator that is in free fall feels the same acceleration as:

A) a person in an elevator going up with an acceleration of g.
B) a person in space, far from any gravitational source accelerating at g.
C) a person in an elevator going down with an acceleration of g.
D) a person in space, far away from any gravitational source with no acceleration.
E) a person in orbit of Earth accelerating at g upward.


B

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