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Compared to the weight of a person at the North Pole, the weight of the same person at the Equator would be

1) Slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth.

2) Slightly more, because the person is farther from the center of Earth.

3) Slightly less, because the person is closer to the center of Earth.

4) Slightly more, because the person is closer to the center of Earth.

Please explain

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anwser is #1 because the equator is moving faster than the poles and so extends outward a bit due to centrifugal force. That means a point on the equator is a tiny bit farther from the centre of the Earth than the poles. 
The gravitational acceleration at the equator is 9.789 m/s^2m, and 9.832 m/s^2 at the pole.

Compared to the weight of a person at the North Pole, the weight of the same person at the Equator would be slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth. The correct option is 1.

What is weight?

The downward force acting on any object with mass, multiplied by the gravitational acceleration.

The equator is moving faster than the poles and extends outward due to centrifugal force. The equator is a bit farther from the center of the Earth compared to the poles.

The gravitational acceleration at the equator is 9.789 m/s², and 9.832 m/s² at the pole.

Thus, the correct option is 1.

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