Question

Mass and weight of a body is determined at the pole and at the equator 

(a) Is there any difference in the mass? 

(b) Is there any change in the weight? 

(c) Justify the answer

Answer 1

(a) No change in mass

(b) Change will occur

(c) Mass is the quantity of matter present in a matter. Value of g is greater at the poles and lesser at the equator. So weight varies. Value of g does not affect the mass