The gravitational pull exerted by the earth on a body is called its
A
true weight
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B
mass
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C
gravitational mass
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is A true weight The gravitational pull exerted by the earth on a body is called its true weight anx it is equal to mg (where m is mass of the body and g is the acceleration due to gravity) if the body is not accelerating