Question

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Q-5 Give Scientific reasons: Why the weight of an object at the equator is less than at the
poles?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The equator is moving quickly as the earth's spins, so it has a lot of centrifugal force. In contrast, the poles are not spinning at all, so they have zero centrifugal force. ... Since there is more centrifugal force at the equator to cancel gravity, your overall weight at the equator versus at the poles is even less...