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The weight of a body on the surface of the Earth is
AGreater at the equator than at the poles
BGreater at the poles than at the equator
CThe same at the poles and the equator
DZero everywhere on the surface
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Greater at the poles than at the equator
1. Weight W = mg, so weight follows the value of g.
2. The value of g is maximum at the poles and minimum at the equator.
3. Therefore the weight of a body is greater at the poles than at the equator.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 1 "Laws of Motion", p.17_
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