The weight of a body is due to____________________?

Strength of Materials 06/10/2020

A. centripetal force of earth
B. gravitational pull exerted by the earth
C. forces experienced by body in atmos-phere
D. force of attraction experienced by par-ticles
E. gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth

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