Do I weigh less on the equator compared to the North Pole? -Physics

1 Answer

Answer :

Yes we weigh less at the equator than at the poles though the difference is negligible. This is because of the distance. As we know, the more closer we are towards the core of a body, the more gravitational force acting on us, Since gravity is directly proportional to the distance and mass. The Earth is more or less shaped like a potatoe therefore it's poles are slightly closer to the core unlike the equator. In simple words the distance from north pole to south pole is smaller than the distance from east to west. Therefore since gravity is directly proportional to the distance and mass, we observe that we weigh less at the equator compared to the poles though the difference is negligible.    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. Public Domain Image, source: Christopher S. Baird. Hope it helps :) Stay Safe, Stay Curious, Keep Learning, Keep Growing..... Thankyou!!!

Related questions

Description : Do I weigh less on the equator than at the North Pole? -Geography

Last Answer : Yes you do, because at the equator the centrifugal force due to the spinning of the Earth is at its maximum, and vanishes at the poles. 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.

Description : As we go from Equator to North pole the value of `S, the acceleration due to gravity (1) remains the same (2) decreases (3) increases (4) None of the above

Last Answer : (3) increases Explanation: The acceleration due to gravity of earth is the rate of increase of velocity of a body falling freely towards the earth. At a given place, the value of acceleration due to gravity ... out at the equator. The value of 'g' is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles.

Description : In the Earth, the weight of a body is maximum at the (1) North Pole(2) South Pole (3) Equator (4) Surface

Last Answer : Surface

Description : As we go from Equator to North pole the value of ‘g’, the acceleration due to gravity (1) remains the same (2) decreases (3) increases (4) None of the above

Last Answer : increases

Description : Let WP and WE be the weights of a body at the north pole and at the equator, respectively. If the earth were not rotating then (a) WP would be more (b) WP would remain unchanged (c) WE would remain unchanged (d) WE would be less

Last Answer : Ans:(b)

Description : The weight of an object will be maximum when it is placed at a.North pole b.South pole c.Equator d.Centre of earth e.Any of the above loctions

Last Answer : d. Centre of earth

Description : What is the altitude of the north celestial pole for an observer located on the earth's equator?

Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

Description : as a result of the Coriolis Effect, an air mass moving from North Pole toward the equator will?

Last Answer : Turn towards the right

Description : Where would sound travel the slowestIn New York City In the pine forests of Georgia At the North Pole At the equator?

Last Answer : PLEASE HELP ME I NEED HELP WITH THIS QUESTION

Description : The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to— (1) Equator (2) South Pole (3) Axis of the Earth (4) North Pole

Last Answer : (1) Equator Explanation: Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. The lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east-west as circles ... defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles.

Description : The Continent Antarctica lies at the-----? A. North pole B. South pole (Answer) C. middle of the earth D. Equator E. None of these

Last Answer : The Continent Antarctica lies at the-----?A. North poleB. South pole (Answer)C. middle of the earthD. EquatorE. None of these

Description : True meridian of different places (A) Converge from the South Pole to the North Pole (B) Converge from the North Pole to the South Pole (C) Converge from the equator to the poles (D) Run parallel to each other

Last Answer : (C) Converge from the equator to the poles

Description : The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to— (1) Equator (2) South Pole (3) Axis of the Earth (4) North Pole

Last Answer : Equator

Description : Why does man weigh more at the poles than at the equator? (a) Because there is no atmosphere at the poles (b) Because gravitational pull is more at the poles (c) Because gravitational pull is less at the poles (d) None of the above

Last Answer : Ans:(b)

Description : Draw the ray diagram in each case to show the position and nature of the image formed when the object is placed: (i) at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror (ii) between the pole P and focus F of ... front of a convex mirror (iv) at 2F of a convex lens (v) in front of a concave lens -Physics

Last Answer : Answer. Nature of image: Real, inverted and same size image is formed at the centre of curvature. Nature of image: Virtual, enlarged and erect image is formed behind the mirror. Nature of image: Virtual ... : Virtual, erect and diminished image is formed between O and F on the same side of object.

Description : Does time go faster at the top of a building compared to the bottom? -Physics

Last Answer : Yes, time goes faster the farther away you are from the earth's surface compared to the time on the surface of the earth. This effect is known as "gravitational time dilation". It is ... difference can be measured on the scale of meters using atomic clocks. Public Domain Image, source: NASA.

Description : The gravitational field intensity is maximum at the a.107 dynes b.at a height above the surface c.pole d.equator e.centre of the earth

Last Answer : e. centre of the earth

Description : Which of the following statement is false? a.The potential energy of a particle has the form Ep = k2x. The force acting on the particle is constant (k is a constant) b.The linear velocity of ... zag path while ascending a steep hill e.The density of milk decreases when cream is taken out of milk

Last Answer : e. The density of milk decreases when cream is taken out of milk

Description : On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals? -Do You Know?

Last Answer : answer:

Description : What is the angular distance of each pole from the equator ?

Last Answer : The angular distance of each pole from the equator is 90 degrees.

Description : As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what la true of the variety of crops and animals? (a) Both increase (b) Both decrease (c) Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases (d) Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

Description : If we move from the equator to a pole, what will be the value of g?

Last Answer : Increases

Description : On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals?

Last Answer : Increase

Description : The net effect of circulation is to move warm air from the and thus moderate the equator-to-pole energy gradient created by . (a) the tropics to the poles; the difference insolation absorbed in ... from the surface up to the tropopause; more heating in the atmosphere than at the surface from GHGs

Last Answer : the tropics to the poles; the latitudinal distribution of absorbed insolation

Description : The south pole of the earth’s magnet is near the geographical ________. (1) south (2) east (3) west (4) north

Last Answer : (4) north Explanation: The South Pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North because it attracts the North Pole of the suspended magnet and vice versa. Thus, there is a magnetic S-pole near the geographical North, and a magnetic Npole near the geographical South

Description : Magnetic lines of force have all but one of the following characteristics. The one that they DO NOT have is: w) they go from the South-pole to the North-pole of a magnet outside of the magnet ... most concentrated at the poles of a magnet y) they pass through copper z) they never cross one another

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THEY GO FROM THE SOUTH-POLE TO THE NORTH-POLE OF THE M AGNET 

Description : Susy is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom, but no window. Sally has no compass nor other instruments. Just the general luggage one ... with anyone, Susy will be able to tell when the ship has crossed the equator. How? -Riddles

Last Answer : Susy can fill the sink and watch it drain. When the water reverses direction when going down the drain, she will know they have crossed the equator.

Description : Tropical monsoon climate is found within …………….. North and South of the equator. 

Last Answer : Tropical monsoon climate is found within …………….. North and South of the equator. (a) 10° to 30° (b) 0° to 10° (c) 30° to 60° (d) 60° to 90

Description : What is the degrees 1645 miles north of the equator?

Last Answer : The distance between two lines of latitude is approximately 69 miles.1,645 ÷ 69 = 23.84 to two decimal places.This places it on the Tropic of Cancer at 23 degrees 26 minutes approximately.

Description : How could two points 35 degrees north of the equator - one in north America and the other in china - be distinguished using?

Last Answer : To pinpoint a position, you need the line of latitude and the line of longitude. Where these two lines cross, marks the position.With just 35 degrees latitude, though the line passes through North America and China on a world map, without the longitude the positions can't be placed with accuracy.

Description : What are the four coastal countries that lie north of the equator?

Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

Description : Is antarctic circle north or south of the of the equator?

Last Answer : Antarctic is a continent that is at the South Pole (the bottom of our world). The South Pole and the Antarctic Circle is as far south of the Equator as it is possible to get.

Description : How fast are you traveling if you stand still on the equator and on 40 degrees North parallel in kilometers and in miles per hour?

Last Answer : The answer depends on what you consider to be the fixed frame of reference. In order to rotate once during 24 hours, a point on the equator is moving at approx 1600 km per hour (1000 mph). But the ... Cluster and so on (ad infinitum).So the key question is how fast you are moving relative to WHAT?

Description : What is the name of the hemisphere that is found north of the equator?

Last Answer : What is the answer ?

Description : Why is the air pressure lower at the Equator than at the North and South poles?

Last Answer : Need answer

Description : What are Landlocked countries that are north of the equator?

Last Answer : Need answer

Description : Is antarctic circle north or south of the of the equator?

Last Answer : Antarctic is a continent that is at the South Pole (the bottom of our world). The South Pole and the Antarctic Circle is as far south of the Equator as it is possible to get.

Description : Which are used to measure distance north to south of the equator?

Last Answer : Lines of latitude are used to delineate the distance a point iseither north or south of the Equator.

Description : Would you travel north south east or west to reach the equator if you lived in Dallas Texas?

Last Answer : You would travel south

Description : The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is _____ to/of the equator. (a) at right angles (b) to the North (c) to the South (d) 90º to the South

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that (a) ... (c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles (d) the earth is not a perfect sphere

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : North of the equator, surface winds are known as

Last Answer : Ans. Northeast trade winds

Description : Equator represents – (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth

Last Answer : (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere ... astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. The length of the Equator is roughly 40,075 kilometres.

Description : Magnetic Meridian is a – (1) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth (2) Latitude (3) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Last Answer : (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth Explanation: Magnetic Meridian is a line on the earth's surface approximating a great circle passing through the north and south ... lines along the surface of the earth. A compass needle is parallel to the magnetic meridian.

Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to – (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India

Last Answer : (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India Explanation: During the Rainy Season in India (Mid-June to the end of September), the intense heat that prevails in the ... they are deflected to their right and blow over the Indian subcontinent as the south-west monsoon winds.

Description : A day is added when one crosses – (1) the equator from south to north (2) 180 degree longitude from east to west (3) the equator from north to south (4) 180 degree longitude from west to east

Last Answer : (1) the equator from south to north Explanation: A traveler crossing the International Date Line eastbound subtracts one or 24 hours, so that the calendar date to the west of the line is ... fixed, albeit arbitrary, boundary on the globe where the calendar date advances in the westbound direction.

Description : Horse latitude lies in between north and south latitudinal belt of equator (A)0 to 50 (B) 30 to 35 (C) 20 to 250 (D) 10 to 15

Last Answer : (B) 30 to 35

Description : Magnetic Meridian is a (1) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth (2) Latitude (3) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Last Answer : Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Description : A day is added when one crosses (1) the equator from south to north (2) 180 degree longitude from east to west (3) the equator from north to south (4) 180 degree longitude from west to east

Last Answer :  the equator from south to north