A body is taken from the centre of the E...

A body is taken from the centre of the Earth to the Moon. What will be the changes in the weight of the body?

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To determine the changes in the weight of a body when it is taken from the center of the Earth to the Moon, we need to consider the concepts of gravitational force and weight. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Weight at the Center of the Earth**: - At the center of the Earth, the gravitational force acting on a body is zero. This is because the mass of the Earth is symmetrically distributed around the center, and the gravitational forces from all directions cancel each other out. - Therefore, the weight of the body at the center of the Earth is **0 N**. ...

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If one moves from the surface of the earth to the moon, what will be the effect on its weight

Weight of the person decreases continuously with height from the surface of the earth.

Weight of the person increases with height from the surface of the earth.

Weight of a person first decreases with height than increases with height from the surface of earth.

Weight of person first increases continuously with height and then decreases with height from the surface of earth.

When a body is taken from the Earth to the Moon ?

Its weight increases

Its weight decrease

No change in weight

It becomes completely weightless

The gravitational potential energy at a body of mass m at a distance r from the centre of the earth is U. What is the weight of the body at this distance ?

`U`

`Ur`

`(U)/(r)`

`(U)/(2r)`