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Question
How does the weight of an object change with altitude (height above Earth's surface)?
Options
Weight increases
Weight remains constant
Weight decreases
Weight becomes zero
MCQ
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Solution
Weight decreases
Explanation:
As altitude increases, the object is farther from Earth's center, so the gravitational force (and thus weight) decreases.
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