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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the force of gravity on an object changes with location. true or false?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

With in earths location or does it not say? Because If its not on earth it would be true but false if its only in earth

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is true everywhere in the universe. Contrary to popular understanding, gravity is everywhere. The strength of the gravity depends on the mass and density of an object. An object on Earth is subject to much less gravity than and object next to a black hole. @JennyLongstin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@JennyLongstin There was an interesting physics article written a while back about how if all the variables except for gravity were the same, the high jump and pole vault competitions should result in higher jumps (by inches, I think less than 2 in actually) because there is slightly less of a gravitational pull at the equator.

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