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If you took your weight first at sea level and then on top of a very tall mountain, you would find that your weight:(5 points)
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stays the same
stays the same
decreases
decreases
stays the same
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decreases
Explanation: weight (gravitational force) is F = GMm/(R+h)^2, so as your distance h from Earth's center increases on a mountain, the force decreases slightly. Your mass stays the same; the change in weight is small (for a 5 km mountain it's only ~0.16% less).
Explanation: weight (gravitational force) is F = GMm/(R+h)^2, so as your distance h from Earth's center increases on a mountain, the force decreases slightly. Your mass stays the same; the change in weight is small (for a 5 km mountain it's only ~0.16% less).
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