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Column-2 Height from the earth’s surface (km) |
Column-3 g (m/s2) |
| Earth’s surface (average) | 8.8 | 0.225 |
| Mount Everest | 36.6 | 9.81 |
| Maximum height ever reached by manmade balloon | 400 | 9.8 |
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Give scientific reasons.
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| (1) | Navigational Satellite | Satellite: ______ |
| Launcher: ______ | ||
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| Launcher: ______ |
