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Explain why a person at 14,000 ft would weigh less than a person at sea level, 0 ft.

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Answer:

the higher you go the weaker gravity gets so it pulls on you less making you weigh less when you are on a mountain than you do at sea level

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User Francesco Rigoni
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Answer:

because gravity under water with put more weight on you causing you to sink but if you were falling you will be maintaining you weight while falling

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