If the radius of Earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface would:
Correct answer: C. Increase
- A. Decrease
- B. Remain unchanged
- C. Increase
- D. None of these
Explanation
Option c is correct. As explained earlier, a 1% decrease in the radius leads to an increase in the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.
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