GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
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If you go up a mountain, you get farther away from the earth’s gravitational pull. This will affect your ____
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mass
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weight
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density
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volume
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As you travel away from the Earth’s surface, your mass stays the same but your weight reduces as gravitational pull decreases.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gravitational force weakens rapidly with increasing distance between masses.
Detailed explanation-3: -Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration.
Detailed explanation-4: -Earth’s gravitational pull just got three times stronger! What happens to your weight? You are three times heavier.
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