Free Response (12 points each 8. Suppose you travel from the North pole down to

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Free Response (12 points each 8. Suppose you travel from the North pole down to the equator (on a really long physics field trip) with your scale and make measurements of your weight at various latitudes. What trend would you expect to observe, and why? Hint: a diagram may be useful. 9. A block of mass M rests on an incline plane. The coefficient of static friction between the plane and the block is u, 0.800. Determine the angle of the incline at which the block will just begin to slide down the incline.

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(8) As you move towards the equator from the North pole you will notice your weight will decrease as the effective acceleration of gravity decreases as you move towards the equator from either pole due to centrifugal force.

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