You are standing on a scale in an elevator that is moving upward with a constant velocity. The scale reads 600 N. The following table shows five options for what the scale reads when the elevator slows down as it comes to a stop, when it is stopped, and when it picks up speed on down. Which one of the five options correctly describes the scale's readings? Note that the symbol < means "less than" and > means "greater than."
Option Elevator slows down Elevator is stopped Elevator picks up speed
as it comes to a half on its way back down
(a) >600 N >600 N >600 N
(b) <600 N 600 N <600 N
c) >600 N 600 N <600 N
(d) <600 N <600 N <600 N
(e) <600 N 600 N >600 N

The scale's reading when when the elevator slows down as it comes to a stop, when it is stopped, and when it picks up speed on down is >600 N, 600 N, <600 N respectively.

To understand this we have to first understand weight.

What is weight?

Weight is a product of mass and gravitational acceleration.
Weight W = mg , where m = mass of an object , g = gravitational acceleration.
The gravitational force increases as the height of an object increases.

What happens to scale's reading when an elevator changes its position?

The scale's reading is 600 N.
When an elevator goes upwards and slows down , the Earth's gravity pulls it down so the force will be 600 N + force applied by earth so it will be >600 N.
When an elevator stops it is at its natural height so, the force will be 600 N.
When an elevator picks up speed on down, the force will be less than 600 N so it will be <600 N.

So, the scale's reading is >600 N 600 N <600 N, hence the correct answer is option C.

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