Fermi
·
Concept Library
·
Courses
·
Books
·
Problems
·
Simulations
·
Math Wiki
·
High School
Fermi
›
Problems
An object weighs on Earth’s surface
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
An object weighs
600
N
600\,\text{N}
600
N
on Earth’s surface. What will be its weight in a mine that is
1.6
×
10
3
km
1.6\times10^{3}\,\text{km}
1.6
×
1
0
3
km
deep? \newline (Take Earth’s radius
R
=
6.4
×
10
3
km
R = 6.4\times10^{3}\,\text{km}
R
=
6.4
×
1
0
3
km
.)
Related theory
Variation of g
Gravitational Field & Acceleration
Gravitation
Acceleration due to gravity above and below Earth's surface
Browse the problem library