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Is it true that the weight of an object decreases with altitude?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
The weight W, or gravitational force, is furthermore just the enlargement of an outlook toward time the gravitational acceleration. Since the gravitational constant depends upon the square of the distance from the centre of the earth, the weight of an aspire decreases with altitude.
 
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