A 400-N Person Stands on the Surface of Earth

question 226

Multiple Choice

A 400-N person stands on the surface of Earth. If he were somehow able to stand on a ladder so that he was twice as far from the center of Earth, he would weigh

• A)0 N.
• B)100 N.
• C)200 N.
• D)400 N.
• This would be because
• E)he would be above the atmosphere.
• F)his mass would be the same wherever he was.
• G)the force due to gravity obeys the inverse square law.

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