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The occupant inside a rotating space habitat of the future feels that she is being pulled by artificial gravity against the outer wall of the habitat (which becomes the floor). Which statement is false

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Answer:

C. Centrifugal force causes her to move in a circular path.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case when the occupant that inside a rotating space and it feels that she is pulled by a gravity i.e. artificial so here the following statements are true

a. The floor shows there is a centripetal force so that she move in a circular path

b. At each and every moment the tendency of her would be moved in a straight line path

c. The floor would be intercepted the path and it would be pressed when it would be opposite to her feet

So the remaining statement would be considered as a false

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