GK QUESTION#3034
Near Earth’s surface, consider these statements: I. Weight has magnitude but no direction. II. Weight is a gravitational force directed locally downward. Which statements are correct?
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Answer
B. Only II
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Explanation
Near Earth’s surface, weight is the gravitational force on the body and points approximately toward Earth’s centre, defining local downward. It has both magnitude and direction, so Statement I is false and Statement II is true.