When going up in an elevator:
1. your weight reported by a scale will slightly increase.
2. your weight reported by a scale will slightly decrease.
3. your weight reported by a scale will remain unchanged.
4. you have zero weight.

Question

When going up in an elevator:
1. your weight reported by a scale will slightly increase. 
2. your weight reported by a scale will slightly decrease. 
3. your weight reported by a scale will remain unchanged. 
4. you have zero weight.

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

All answers can be ok, depending on the acceleration of the elevator.

Most probable / expected answer is 3, as a steady motion will not change the reading of the scale.

anonymous · Answer

Ok. Thanks. I wasn't sure if the velocity of the elevator could change the weight on the scale