Why is the weight of an object at a high altitude less than its weight at the sea-level?
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Weight of an object is the force by which it's attracted towards the centre of the earth.
Hence, if height increases the gravitational pull by earth decreases resulting to loss of weight at a some height, as compared to that of sea-level
Hence, if height increases the gravitational pull by earth decreases resulting to loss of weight at a some height, as compared to that of sea-level
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Hii Ankit,
● Explanation -
- Weight is nothing but the gravitational force imposed on object by earth.
- According ro Newton's law of gravitation, gravitational force is inversely proportional to distance between two objects.
- When the object moves from sea-level to high-altitude, distance between that object & centre of earth increases.
- This decreases the gravitational force between earth & the body which in turn decreases the weight of object.
Hope this helped you.
● Explanation -
- Weight is nothing but the gravitational force imposed on object by earth.
- According ro Newton's law of gravitation, gravitational force is inversely proportional to distance between two objects.
- When the object moves from sea-level to high-altitude, distance between that object & centre of earth increases.
- This decreases the gravitational force between earth & the body which in turn decreases the weight of object.
Hope this helped you.
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