Question

If you took your weight first at sea level and then on top of a very tall mountain, you would find that your weight:(4 points)
Responses

decreases
decreases

increases
increases

stays the same

Answer 1

Decreases.

Reason: gravitational acceleration g falls off with distance from Earth's center (g ∝ 1/r^2), so at the top of a tall mountain your g — and therefore your weight — is slightly smaller than at sea level (for example, on Mount Everest g is about 0.28% less).