I attended a presentation made by the school science department yesterday where there was a group of about 60 parents. The teachers went through some questions which students were made to predict and this particular question came about. The question is as follows:
Predict what will happen when an astronaut releases both the hammer and the feather from the same height simultaneously on the moon. The choices are:
A. Both the hammer and the feather will float upwards.
B. Both objects will stay suspended at the point where they are released. Neither rising or falling.
C. Both objects will fall downwards and the hammer will reach the ground first.
D. Both objects will fall downwards and hit the ground at the same time.
Which answer would you pick? As it is, the majority of the parents picked the wrong answer and the correct answer only drew a small handful of responses.
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