Does gold weigh more at the equator?

The value being higher at poles than at equator. From Youngs, University Physics, the value varies between 9.78m/s2 to 9.81m/s2. Hence a body will weigh about 0.3 \% more at poles than equator.

Would you weigh more at the poles or the equator?

Yes, you weigh less on the equator than at the North or South Pole, but the difference is small. This exaggerated illustration shows how the earth bulges at the equator. As a result, people at sea level at the equator are farther from earth’s center and experience less gravity than people at sea level at the poles.

Why is weight more at poles than equator?

The weight of a body depends on the force with which it is attracted towards the centre of the Earth. But this force is greater at the pole on account of less distance from the centre of the Earth. Due to this, the body weighs more at the poles than at the equator.

Why is weight greater at poles?

As the distance of the pole is less than the distance of the equator from the center of the earth, the force of attraction is higher on the body at poles than at the equator. Hence the weight of a body is greater at pole than at the equator.

When we move from pole to equator What is the weight?

The effective acceleration of gravity at the poles is 980.665 cm/sec/sec while at the equator it is 3.39 cm/sec/sec less due to the centrifugal force. If you weighed 100 pounds at the north pole on a spring scale, at the equator you would weigh 99.65 pounds, or 5.5 ounces less.

What will happen to the weight of the body at South Pole?

As weight of body on pole = mg and g does not change at the pole due to rotation of earth, so there is no change in the weight of body.

Where on earth would you weigh more at the top of Mount Everest or at the bottom of Death Valley?

As you are nearer to the center of the Earth in death valley r will be smaller thus making the force larger, so you would weigh more in Death Valley than on Mount Everest.

What will happen to the weight of the body at the North Pole if the earth stop rotation about its axis?

If the earth stops rotating, then the weight of an object at the north pole will. Thus there is no change in the weight of the body at the poles. It is immaterial, whether the earth is rotating or stops rotating.

What will happen to the weight of the body if earth stops rotating?

Notes: If the earth stops rotating, then the impact of weight of a body will be minimum on the Poles. The maximum weight will be a t equator. Thus the force due to gravity is not minimised at all and this in turn increases an object’s weight at the equator.

Why is the weight of gold less at the equator?

Acceleration due to gravity at poles is slightly greater than that at equator. Hence the weight of gold is slightly less at equator. So the friend will not agree with Amit about the weight of gold bought. Was this answer helpful?

Is it true that gold weighs more at the Poles?

Is it true that gold will weigh more at the poles than at the equator? yes and no. it depends on what you mean by “weigh”.

Why is the Earth’s weight different at the Poles?

The Earth is like a slightly (ever so slightly) squished ball. This non-spherical nature of the Earth means that the gravitational field (and thus the real weight) would be different at the pole vs. the equator. The second problem is that the Earth does not have a uniform density.

Why are boats heavier at the equator than at the Poles?

At the equator the force due to gravity on the boat is greater than at the pole. There is more mass below us. Simple. But there is also a centripetal force on the boat acting away from the axis of rotation. These forces combined (weight) have equal magnitude at all points on the watery Earth. We feel the same force, or weight.