Question

Weight of an object is:

• A. greater at the equator and less at the poles
• B. less at the equator and greater at the poles
• C. the same at the poles and the equator
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

less at the equator and greater at the poles

The gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

The weight of an object is less at the equator and greater at the poles because the distance from the centre of the Earth to the surface is maximum at the equator and is minimum at poles.

As the distance at the poles is less the gravitational force (weight) is high.