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.
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.
This is a Multiple Choice Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Answer-a, c, d
Explanation- acceleration due to gravity at altitude g'=
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
also we conclude from the formula
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