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The Pull of Gravity at the Top of a Mountain

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The pull of gravity at the top of a mountain is:


A) higher than at sea level because of the tremendous mass of the mountain.
B) higher than at sea level because of the thickness of the continental crust associated with mountains.
C) lower than at sea level because it is farther from the Earth's center.
D) lower than at sea level because the mass of the peak is less than the mass of the base of the mountain.

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