Question
Physics Question on Gravitation
If a person with a spring balance and a body hanging from it goes up and up in an aeroplane, then the reading of the weight of the body as indicated by the spring balance, will
A
first increase and then decrease
B
go on decreasing
C
go on increasing
D
remain the same
Answer
go on decreasing
Explanation
Solution
As the person goes up and up above the earth?? surface, the acceleration due to gravity decreases. That?? why the reading on the spring balance will go on decreasing.