Acceleration due to gravity reduces as one goes from pole to equa… - Vidyadip

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Acceleration due to gravity reduces as one goes from pole to equator. [True/ False]

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This means that the centripetal acceleration at the Equator is about $0.03m/ s^2 ($metres per second squared$)$. This has the effect of slightly increasing your weight at the poles $($since you are close to the centre of the Earth and the gravitational force depends on distance$)$ and slightly decreasing it at the equator.

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