Physicseasy · Past Paper
The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) is maximum at:
AEquator
BPoles
CCenter of Earth
DTop of Mt. Everest
✓ Correct Answer: B — Poles
Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid, the radius is shortest at the poles, making g maximum there.
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