Answer to Question #236553 in General Chemistry for maya

Question

at the top of mount everest the force of gravity is less than at sea level. describe what would happen to your mass and to your weight if you traveled from sea level to the top of mount everest

Answer 1

Gravity is significantly less on high mountains or tall buildings and increases as we lose height (which is why falling objects speed up) gravity is caused by the Earth spinning. gravity affects things while they are falling but stops when they reach the ground.