The acceleration due to gravity at the equator

A. Is less than that at the poles

B. Is greater than that at the poles

C. Is equal to that at the poles

D. Does not depend on the Earth centripetal acceleration

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The effective acceleration of gravity at the poles is 980.665 cm/sec/sec while at the equator it is 3.39 cm/sec/sec less due to the centrifugal force.