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RE: Science answers why your weight varies depending on your location on earth and why the pendulum clock is slower at the equator

in #stemng6 years ago
Gravity is almost always assumed to be the same in all regions of the Earth. However, sizes vary from one place to another.

The distance of an area with the equator is more influential on the increase of gravity acceleration than the height of the mountain and the local anomaly.

If someone drops objects simultaneously from a height of 100 meters from Nevado and the Arctic Ocean, then objects that fall in the Arctic Ocean will reach Earth's surface 16 milliseconds earlier than those in Nevado.

This difference will also affect a person's weight. Someone who is in the Arctic will weigh one percent more than if he were in Nevado. However, this gravitational force only affects the weight, while its mass remains.

More accurate measurements of the gravitational field on Earth are needed in the process of development on Earth. The making of alleys, reservoirs, to high-rise buildings requires local gravity data to guide the height measurements that may be applied to the building.

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