Intensity of gravitational field of earth is maximum at?
Correct answer: A. Poles
- A. Poles
- B. Equator
- C. Center of earth
- D. Surface
Explanation
Earth’s gravitational field is strongest at the poles because the polar surface is slightly closer to Earth’s center and centrifugal reduction is smallest there. It is weakest at the equator and zero at the idealized center.
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