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Half-way to the center of a completely hollow planet with a thin uniform shell, your weight would be
 
  A) one-quarter of your weight on the surface.
  B) one-half of your weight on the surface.
  C) three-quarters of your weight on the surface.
  D) the same as at the surface.
  E) zero.

Question 2

The force of gravity acting on you will increase if you
 
  A) burrow deep inside Earth.
  B) stand on a planet with a shrinking radius.
  C) both of these
  D) neither of these


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akpaschal

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 29, 2018
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