Consider an astronaut on a rotating space station, of outer radius R and inner radius K', far from the earth as depicted in the figure above. The outer edge of the space station rotates with a speed vs. (a) How long is one rotation of the space station? (b) If the astronaut of mass, m, gets on a scale, what does it read? (c) If the astronaut moves to a point closer apparent to the center of the station, R' (perhaps via an elevator as shown), does their weight increase, decrease, or stay the same? Why?

Consider an astronaut on a rotating space station, of outer radius R and inner radius K', far from the earth as depicted in the figure above. The outer edge of the space station rotates with a speed vs. (a) How long is one rotation of the space station? (b) If the astronaut of mass, m, gets on a scale, what does it read? (c) If the astronaut moves to a point closer apparent to the center of the station, R' (perhaps via an elevator as shown), does their weight increase, decrease, or stay the same? Why?

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Consider an astronaut on a rotating space station, of outer radius R and inner radius K',
far from the earth as depicted in the figure above. The outer edge of the space station rotates
with a speed vs. (a) How long is one rotation of the space station? (b) If the astronaut of
mass, m, gets on a scale, what does it read? (c) If the astronaut moves to a point closer
apparent
to the center of the station, R' (perhaps via an elevator as shown), does their
weight increase, decrease, or stay the same? Why?

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