Which of the following options are correct?

(a) Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing altitude.

(b) Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing depth (assume the earth to be a sphere of uniform density).

(c) Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing latitude.

(d) Acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the earth.

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This is a Multiple Choice Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Answer-a, c, d

Explanation- acceleration due to gravity at altitude g'= g 1 + h R 2 g 1 - 2 h R

At depth d, g'=g (1-d/R)

In both cases value of g decreases

But in case of latitude the value of g increases when we increase

g = g - w 2 R c o s 2

also we conclude from the formula

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