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← ScienceWhich outcome results when free-fall ends inside a spacecraft?
A)Inertial forces simulate local gravity✓
B)Spacetime warps to negate acceleration
C)Rocket exhaust contaminates the cabin
D)Atmospheric drag rapidly decelerates craft
💡 Explanation
When thrust initiates to counteract free-fall, the equivalence principle dictates inertial forces mimic gravitational force; passengers feel gravity because acceleration replaces weightlessness, and inertial force is indistinguishable, rather than warped spacetime or atmospheric effects which depend on external conditions.
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