Question

what is accerlation due to gravity explain it variation in its value when an object move from pole to the equator of the earth. what effect the variation have on the weight the weight a mass of 300 kg on the pole and at equator

Answer 1

Acceleration due to gravity is g. g is constant, it os a vector quantity. The earth is not a perfect sphere as the radius of the earth increases from the poles to the equator, the value of g becomes greater at the poles than at the equator weight is the force with which a body attracted towards the center of the earth it changes from place to place. Weight of a body can be zero at the center of the earth. Its units is newton..