A person is standing on the north pole. The direction in which gravity will be acting is?

Center of the earth

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North of the earth

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West of the earth

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East of the earth

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Solution

The correct option is A Center of the earth
Gravity always acts towards the center of the Earth no matter where we stand on the surface.
And that’s the reason why all objects on the Earth stick to the surface of the Earth

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