Question

A body on earth, is weighed at the poles and then at the equator. The weight

• A. at the equator will be greater than the weight at the poles.
• B. at the poles will be greater than the weight at the equator.
• C. at the poles will be equal to the weight at the equator.
• D. depends upon the object.

Answer 1

The correct option is B at the poles will be greater than the weight at the equator.

Earth is not a perfect sphere. As the radius of the earth decreases from the equatorto the poles, the value of g becomes greater at the poles than at the equator. For a body weighed at the poles and then at the equator. The weight at the poles will be greater than at the equator.