The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth varies :
directly with longitude
directly with latitude
inversely with longitude
inversely with altitude

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The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth varies -directly with longitudedirectly with latitudeinversely with longitudeinversely with altitude

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The correct option is B directly with latitude
The acceleration due to gravity is maximum at poles and minimum at the equator because the centrifugal force for the spinning of earth is vanishes at poles and maximum at the equator. The latitude at the equator is $0^{o}$ and at the poles is $90^{o}$ .

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth varies :directly with longitudedirectly with latitudeinversely with longitudeinversely with altitude

The correct option is B directly with latitudeThe acceleration due to gravity is maximum at poles and minimum at the equator because the centrifugal force for the spinning of earth is vanishes at poles and maximum at the equator. The latitude at the equator is 0o and at the poles is 90o.

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth varies :
directly with longitude
directly with latitude
inversely with longitude
inversely with altitude