Q. A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with this balance at consecutively increasing heights from earth’s surface, the weight indicated by the balance
A) Will go on increasing continuously
B) Will go on decreasing continuously
C) Will remain same
D) Will first increase and then decrease
Explanation
(b) Because value of $g$ decreases with increasing height
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.