Question 3 • Crowley Credit Recovery Physics A
The spacecraft accelerates toward the ceiling, so in the astronaut’s frame the penny appears to fall in the opposite direction, toward the floor. Tossing it straight behind gives it motion toward the button, while its apparent downward motion makes its path curve toward the button below her hands. The correct choice is to toss the penny horizontally straight behind her.
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