If you were in a rocket ship in distant space, far from all gravitational influences, and accelerating at 2g, you would feel

A) your normal weight.
B) twice your normal weight.
C) weightless.
D) This cannot be answered without knowing your speed.


B

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A. 316 Hz B. 632 Hz C. 158 Hz D. 215 Hz E. 79 Hz

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A. 32 g B. 33 g C. 35 g D. 38 g E. 41 g

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