Q. If a person with a spring balance and a body hanging from it goes up and up in an aeroplane, then the reading of the weight of the body as indicated by the spring balance will
A) Go on increasing
B) Go on decreasing
C) First increase and then decrease
D) Remain the same
Explanation
(c) Initially due to upward acceleration apparent weight of the body increases but then it decreases due to decrease in gravity
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.