Question

You're riding in an elevator as it is reaching the top floor of a building and then leaving the top floor to go down again. During this time:

Select one:
a. Your apparent weight is greater than your weight.
b. Your apparent weight is less than your weight.
c. Your apparent weight is equal to your weight.

Answer 1

Your apparent weight would be less since your velocity is changing from positive to negative (using up as positive).

If you were in free fall then your acceleration would equal g and the apparent weight would be zero.