how will your weight change if you go higher above the earth?

Answer 1

Your weight is defined as your body mass(called m) multiplied by force of gravity(called g). While your mass doesn't change with altitude, force of gravity keeps on decreasing with height, and becomes zero at certain point. So, your weight will go on decreasing as you go higher above, and will become zero at certain point (provided you do not come close to another celestial body, like moon, sun or other heavy star having own force of gravity).

The formula for weight is W=mg.

Formula for change in value g with height is:

g=GM/(R+h)^2, where G is Newton constant having fixed value, M is mass of earth, R is radius of earth, h is your height above earth. So, as h increases, g and W decreases. For very large value of h, g will become apparently zero.

Answer 2

It will go down so little that you will never notice the difference. Think of the earth as having a radius of 4000 miles so you are 4000 miles from its center. If you go in an airplane you are maybe 4 miles further away from the earth. That means your weight might drop by one part in 4000 so maybe you lose about a third of an ounce. Fly higher and you lose more but you get the idea. Not worth trying for a diet.

Answer 3

As I understand weight is the gravitational pull on an object,so yes the weight will vary with the distance from the earth,and for that matter the same would apply to any other planet.

Answer 4

It will definitely decreased if go higher above earth as per Newtons law.But the limites has to be fixed up with respect to gravitational force and reference points.

Answer 5

2 bodies (you and the earth) entice one yet another by way of gravity in accordance with the inverse sq. regulation. you will weigh much less above the earth's floor. this would possibly not carry on the extraordinary of a mountain by way of fact there is greater earth between you and the middle of the earth. To make calculations, you may desire to contemplate your mass and the mass of the earth to be concentrated at their respective centers (centers of gravity). Astronauts are weightless at great distances above the earth by way of fact they are in an orbital direction and are continuously falling in direction of earth of their around direction.

Answer 6

Simply put, the acceleration due to gravity is less up there.
The equation looks like this,
((Gravitational constant)times object one's mass times object two's mass)devided by the distance between the centers of masses squared.
If you increase the distance, the denominator gets larger and therefore the whole value of the equation goes down.
By the way, the equation represents the force of pull between two bodies, called gravity. The greater the pull, the greater the acceleration, less pull, less acceleration.
good luck.

Answer 7

More distance from the surface of earth=Less Gravity
Less Gravity=less pulling force (weight)
Therfore, the farther you go the lighter you will get.

Answer 8

At sea level g=981 cm s-2. This value decreases by

3.08x10^-4 per metre.

so to obtain a decrease of 1% you need to get to 32 km above sea level.

Answer 9

That's a good physical question.

The formula for the force of gravity is:
GMm/r^2
G-gravitational constant
M-Earth's mass
m-your mass
r-distance between you and earth's center.
It means that the force of gravity (count in Newtons) is inversely proportional to the distance between you and the earth's center.
So your weight would decrease

Answer 10

Well to make it a simple answer lol the higher you go the less you weigh. Gravity is the reason why.