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What is the differanceof the force of gravity at the earth's surface and one hundred miles away from the surfaceof the earth?
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∙ 11y ago
The force of gravity between the Earth and you or any other object is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the Earth and
the object.
On the surface, that distance is the Earth's radius, let's say 3,960 miles on the average.
(3,960/4,080)2 = 0.942
So your weight at an altitude of 120 miles is about 5.8% less than it is on the surface.
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