Question

The weight of a freely falling body is always constant.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Mass of a freely falling body is given by normal force observed by the body from earth surface or anything with which body is in contact, when a body is at rest i..e. no acceleration with respect to earth. A gravitational force acts on the body equal to M.g, which is balanced by upward normal force from the body in contact. So weight equals mg.

But in case of freely falling body normal from downward direction is always zero, so weight is always zero i.e. constant.

So the given statement is true.