we weigh more at sea level than on top of a high mountain
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On the mountain peak, you would be farther from Earth's center than at sea level, so the gravitational attraction would be slightly less. Therefor, you would weigh less
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You would weigh very slightly more at sea level than at the top of a mountain, not enough for you to notice, but a measurable amount. Weight, which really means gravitational force, is proportional to the product of the masses of two objects acting on each other, in this case the giant earth and the minuscule you
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Explanation:
weight=mass x g
g ∝ 1/
r= radius of earth
so
As we go away/above the sea level distance increases
and therefore weight decreases as we move up
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