Explain why you weigh less on a mountain than at sea level.

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Ritwick Dey · Answer 1 · 2018-08-15T11:24:43+0000

You are further away from the center of the Earth. Your weight depends on the inverse of the distance squared. If you get 0.1% further away, you would weight about 0.2% less.

Explain why you weigh less on a mountain than at sea level.

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