Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceGravitation1 Mark
Question
Acceleration due to gravity reduces as one goes from pole to equator. [True/ False]
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Answer
True. Explanation:
This means that the centripetal acceleration at the Equator is about $0.03m/ s^2$ (metres per second squared). This has the effect of slightly increasing your weight at the poles (since you are close to the centre of the Earth and the gravitational force depends on distance) and slightly decreasing it at the equator.
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