field weakens with distance
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The field is strongest at the surface and gets weaker with distance, so the field strength, and so the weight, decreases as distance from the Earth increases.
Move away from a pole and the lines spread out, so the field and the force both get weaker with distance.
Topics that use field weakens with distance
- Gravity (AQA GCSE)
- Poles of a magnet (AQA GCSE)
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