A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighted at consecutively increasing heights from earth's surface, the weight indicated by the balance :

Will go on increasing continuously

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Will go on decreasing continuously

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Will remain same

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Will first increases and then decreases

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The correct option is B Will go on decreasing continuously
A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with at consecutively increasing heights from earth's surface, the weight indicated by the balance will go on decreasing continuously. This is because value of g decreases with height.

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