Water Flow from Falling Cup · CAP 2012 #22

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A cup filled with water has a hole in the side, through which the liquid is flowing out. If the cup is dropped from a height, what will happen to the water flowing from the cup? a) It will keep coming out, flowing at the same rate as before: b) It will keep coming out, but it will flow a bit slower than before. c) It will keep coming out, but start to flow upwards relative to the cup: d) It will keep coming out, flowing horizontally with respect to the falling cup: e) It will stop flowing.

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