Imagine that you are sitting in a closed room (no windows, no doors) when, magically, it is lifted from Earth and sent accelerating through space with an acceleration of 1g (9.8 m/s2)

According to Einstein's equivalence principle, which of the following is true? A) You won't feel any change and will have no way to know that you've left Earth.
B) You'll feel a force that will cause your head to repeatedly bang into the ceiling.
C) You'll know that you left Earth because when you drop a ball it will fall sideways.
D) You'll know that you left Earth because you'll be floating weightlessly in your room.


A

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