Question

State whether true or false.
The weight of a body varies from place to place.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

$g^{\prime }=g-w^{2}R\cos \varphi$

where $g^{\prime }$ is the varied gravitational acceleration

g is the normal gravitational acceleration

w is the rotational speed of earth or any planet on its axis

R is the radius

$\varphi$ is the inclination of the latitude

Thus with variation of place to place, $\varphi$ varies and thus gravitational acceleration varies