Why would you weigh more at sea level than on a high mountain peak?

You would weigh very slightly more at sea level than at the top of a mountain, not enough for you to notice, but a measurable amount. Weight, which really means gravitational force, is proportional to the product of the masses of two objects acting on each other, in this case the giant earth and the minuscule you.

Why do objects weigh less?

Weight is something we measure on a bathroom scale. It is a feature of the gravitational constant operating on an objects mass. The farther away an object is from the source of gravity, the spacetime is less curved (warped), and the force of gravity has less pull on the objects mass.

Do you weigh less in the mountains?

Travelling away from Earth As you travel away from the Earth’s surface, your mass stays the same but your weight reduces as gravitational pull decreases. But generally speaking, gravitational pull, and therefore weight, is lower on a mountain than at sea level, says Bell.

Where does a body have more weight at the pole or at the equator of the earth?

The weight of an object at the Earth’s South Pole is slightly more than its weight at the Equator because the polar radius of the Earth is slightly less than the equatorial radius. Though the mass of an object remains constant, its weight varies according to its location.

Why would an object in orbit around Earth weigh less than the same object on Earth’s surface?

Earth-orbiting astronauts are weightless for the same reasons that riders of a free-falling amusement park ride or a free-falling elevator are weightless. They are weightless because there is no external contact force pushing or pulling upon their body. In each case, gravity is the only force acting upon their body.

Why is the weight of a body is less at the top of a mountain then at its foot?

As you travel away from the Earth’s surface, your mass stays the same but your weight reduces as gravitational pull decreases. But generally speaking, gravitational pull, and therefore weight, is lower on a mountain than at sea level, says Bell.

Does High Altitude affect your weight?

Since a 1957 study, scientists have known that animals lose weight at high altitudes. Mountaineers also shed pounds during expeditions to 12,000 feet or more, though the exertion of climbing a mountain clearly played a role. After a week up high, the subjects lost an average of 3 pounds.

Why is the weight of a body less inside the Earth?

The weight of a body is less inside the earth than on the surface. Why? I think this is not true because when you move away from the earth,the gravitational pull on you decreases and eventually no force acts on you and you become weightless. This concept is true vice versa.

What would happen to your weight if the Earth were not spinning?

If the earth were not spinning, you would be heavier as you would feel the full force of gravity. Since there is more centrifugal force at the equator to cancel gravity, your overall weight at the equator versus at the poles is even less. The centrifugal force on your body at the equator is 0.034 m/s2times the mass of your body.

Is weight lower on mountains than at sea level?

But generally speaking, gravitational pull, and therefore weight, is lower on a mountain than at sea level, says Bell. So, what would happen to gravitational pull if you travelled below that the Earth’s surface towards the centre?

Do you weigh less at the equator?

Public Domain Image, source: Christopher S. Baird. Yes, you weigh less on the equator than at the North or South Pole, but the difference is small. Note that your body itself does not change. Rather it is the force of gravity and other forces that change as you approach the poles.