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Where on Earth’s surface would you expect to experience the greatest radial acceleration...

Where on Earth’s surface would you expect to experience the greatest radial acceleration as a result of Earth’s rotation?

(a) On the poles

(b) On the equator

(c) On the highest mountain

(d) Since all points of Earth have the same period of rotation, the acceleration is the same everywhere.

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