A woman standing on the surface of Earth has a mass of 70 kg and a weight of 700 N. If instead she is floating freely inside a non-rotating space habitat far from Earth, her mass would be
1) less than 70 kg
2) 70 kg
3) more than 70 kg
and her weight would be
4) less than 700 N.
5) 700 N.
6) more than 700 N.
Answer: 2, 4
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