Question

The weight of a body decreases with increase in distance from the earths surface why

Answer 1

Weight of a body is the force experienced by the body due to gravity. The weight of a body decreases with increase in distance from the earth 's surface because weight is inversely proportional to the distance of body from the surface of earth.

Answer 2

Answer:

Due to the fact that weight is inversely proportional to the distance from the earth's surface, a body's weight falls as its distance from the surface of the planet increases.

Explanation:

• The mass of a body and its gravitational acceleration determine its weight.
• The gravitational acceleration varies with the mass of the larger body and is not constant.
• As a result, unlike mass, weight is not constant.
• The mass of an object multiplied by the gravitational acceleration yields the weight W, also known as the gravitational force.
• The weight of an object falls with altitude because the gravitational constant (g) depends on the square of the distance from the earth's centre.

The weight of an object decreases with altitude because the gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the earth's centre.

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