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The gravitational force acting on an object is known as its

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volume
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speed
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mass
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weight
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Solution

The correct option is D weight
The earth pulls every object having mass towards its centre with gravitational force. Weight is nothing but this gravitational pull of earth. Mass, on the other hand, is the amount of matter contained in a body.

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