Question

A freely falling body:

• A. Is weightless
• B. Has double the weight, which it actually possesses
• C. Is likely to gain weight as it moves towards the Earth
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Is weightless

A freely falling body will experience a downward force equal to $mg$. But when we talk about weight, it is the reaction force acting on the body. The freely falling body does not experience this reaction force and that is why it is weightless.

Hence the correct answer is option $A$.