Question

what is the effect of the shape of earth on value of g​

Answer 1

Answer:

As the earth is an oblate spheroid, its radius near the equator is more than its radius near poles. Since for a source mass, the acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the radius of the earth, it varies with latitude due to the shape of the earth.

Answer 2

Explanation:

value will decrease as one person goes into a very deep mine inside the earth as the distance of the object would decrease from the earths centre.

• So the shape of Earth is important in determining the value of 'g' as the distance from the centre of the Earth matters.