Imagine taking an elevator ride from the$1$st floor to the $10$th floor of a building.

While moving between the $1$st and $2$nd floors the elevator speeds up$,$ but then moves at a constant speed between the $2$nd and $9$th$.$

Which one of the following statements about the elevator best describes the forces acting on it$,$ as it moves upward at a constant speed? $($Assume any frictional forces can be neglected.$)$