Acceleration due to gravity __________ with depth below the surface of the earth.

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Solution

The force of attraction by which a body is attracted toward earth is called the force of gravity.
Weight is equal to the product of mass and acceleration due to gravity.
Force of gravity depends on the distance from the earth.
Acceleration due to gravity depends on the location of the body.
This decreases with the increase in depth from the surface.
Hence, acceleration due to gravity decreases with depth below the surface of the earth.

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