Astronauts in a space shuttle can float while orbiting earth. why are these astronauts weightless?

How would doubling the made of an object change the objects potential energy

Acoyote chasing a rabbit is moving 8.00 m/s due east at one moment and 8.80 m/s due south 4.25 s later. let the x axis point due east and the y axis point due north. find the direction of the coyote's average acceleration during that time.

Polly is pushing a box across the floor with a force of 30 n. the force of gravity is –8 n, and the normal force is 8 n. which value could describe the force of friction if polly could not move the box?