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6 February, 07:48

When in orbit, astronauts experience weightlessness. What is this caused by?

The astronauts have no mass in space.

Gravitational forces do not occur in space.

The astronauts experience no contact (normal) forces with their surroundings.

Astronauts are too far away from the Earth to feel its gravitational pull.

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  1. 6 February, 09:42
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    B: Gravitational forces do not occur in space because unlike earth, the other planets have no gravitational pull do to the lack of atmosphere
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