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Explain in not more than two sentences why the acceleration due to gravity decreases…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
Explain in not more than two sentences why the acceleration due to gravity decreases linearly with depth inside the Earth, whereas it decreases with the inverse square of distance when we move to heights above the surface.
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