How does the acceleration due to gravity $(g)$ at a location on Earth change with latitude?
- AIt decreases as we move from the equator to the poles.
- BIt increases as we move from the equator to the poles.
- CIt remains constant at all latitudes.
- DIt is maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles.
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