4. A parachutist reaches terminal speed when?a,Her weight goes to zerob. The force of air resistance equals her weightThe force of air resistance exceeds her weightThe force of air resistance equals her mass5. You throw a tennis ball straight up in the air. When the ball reaches its maximum height. In whatdirection does its acceleration point?DownUpC.d.a.b.c. Horizontallyd. The acceleration is zero6. Sally is an astronaut who has a mass of 60 kg. Currently she is conducting experiments in apermanent space station that is orbiting the earth at an altitude equal to the earth's radius.What is Sally's mass measured in thespace station?Zeroa.b. 15 kgC.30 kgd. 60 kg

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4. A parachutist reaches terminal speed when? a, Her weight goes to zero b. The force of air resistance equals her weight The force of air resistance exceeds her weight The force of air resistance equals her mass 5. You throw a tennis ball straight up in the air. When the ball reaches its maximum height. In what direction does its acceleration point? a. Down b. Up c. Horizontally d. The acceleration is zero C. d. 6. Sally is an astronaut who has a mass of 60 kg. Currently she is conducting experiments in a permanent space station that is orbiting the earth at an altitude equal to the earth's radius. What is Sally's mass measured in the space station? Zero a. b. 15 kg C. 30 kg d. 60 kg

4. A parachutist reaches terminal speed when? a, Her weight goes to zero b. The force of air resistance equals her weight The force of air resistance exceeds her weight The force of air resistance equals her mass 5. You throw a tennis ball straight up in the air. When the ball reaches its maximum height. In what direction does its acceleration point? a. Down b. Up c. Horizontally d. The acceleration is zero C. d. 6. Sally is an astronaut who has a mass of 60 kg. Currently she is conducting experiments in a permanent space station that is orbiting the earth at an altitude equal to the earth's radius. What is Sally's mass measured in the space station? Zero a. b. 15 kg C. 30 kg d. 60 kg

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4. A parachutist reaches terminal speed when?
a,
Her weight goes to zero
b. The force of air resistance equals her weight
The force of air resistance exceeds her weight
The force of air resistance equals her mass
5. You throw a tennis ball straight up in the air. When the ball reaches its maximum height. In what
direction does its acceleration point?
Down
Up
C.
d.
a.
b.
c. Horizontally
d. The acceleration is zero
6. Sally is an astronaut who has a mass of 60 kg. Currently she is conducting experiments in a
permanent space station that is orbiting the earth at an altitude equal to the earth's radius.
What is Sally's mass measured in the
space station?
Zero
a.
b. 15 kg
C.
30 kg
d. 60 kg

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