Half-way to the center of a completely hollow planet with a thin uniform shell, your weight would be   Question 7 options: 1 zero. 2 one-quarter of your weight on the surface. 3 the same as at the surface. 4 one-half of your weight on the surface. 5 three-quarters of your weight on the surface.

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Half-way to the center of a completely hollow planet with a thin uniform shell, your weight would be

 

Question 7 options:

1

zero.

2

one-quarter of your weight on the surface.

3

the same as at the surface.

4

one-half of your weight on the surface.

5

three-quarters of your weight on the surface.

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