A physical change can be distinguished from a chemical change because during a physical change- A. the properties of the substance may change, but no new substances are produced B. the properties of the substance change for only a short time but will return to their original state. C. an entirely new substance with new properties forms as a result of the change D. a new substance is produced, but the new substance has properties identical to the original substance.

Simon is writing a story about an astronaut whose spacecraft has been boarded by space pirates. the astronaut has her lucky penny in her hand behind her back as the space pirates break into the control room. she has just locked the controls so that the ship is accelerating in the direction of the control room’s ceiling. simon wants the astronaut to use the penny to hit a button on the control panel to turn off the lights and escape. the button is located a short distance behind and below the astronaut’s hands. how should simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?