M.E.
S INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA -QATAR
Worksheet-5 2024- 2025
Section: Boys’ & Girls' Date: 28.10.24
Class &Div.: IX (All Divisions) Subject:Physics
Lesson / Topic: GRAVITATION
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SECTION A (MCQ & ASSERTION- REASON )
1. Which force is responsible for holding the solar system together?
a. Frictional force b. electrostatic force c. gravitational force
2. The law of gravitation describes the gravitational force between
a) any two bodies having mass
b) earth and point mass only
c) earth and Sun only
d) two charged bodies only
3. Which of the following factors does the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth depend upon?
a) Mass of the Body
b) Mass of the Earth
c) The volume of the Body
d) Shape and Size of the Body
4. The weight of an object on the Moon’s surface is
a) 1/3 rd of the weight on Earth
b) 1/5 rd of the weight on Earth
c) 1/6th of the weight on Earth
d) 1/2 nd of the weight on Earth
5. Newton’s law of gravitation applies to
a) Small bodies only
b) Plants only
c) All bodies irrespective of their size
d) For solar system
6. The distance between two bodies becomes 6 times more than the usual distance. The F becomes
a) 36 times
b) 6 times
c) 12 times
d) 1/36 times
7. The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of both the objects are halved without altering the
distance between them, then the gravitational force would become
a) F/4 b)F c) 2F d) F/2
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8. Assertion(A): When distance between two bodies is doubled and also mass of each body is doubled, then
the gravitational force between them remains the same.
Reason(R): According to Newton’s law of gravitation, force is directly proportional to the product
mass of bodies and inversely proportional to square of the distance between them.
9. Assertion (A): An object experiences acceleration during free fall.
Reason (R): Acceleration experienced by an object during free fall is independent of its mass.
10. Assertion(A): Universal gravitational constant G is a scalar quantity.
Reason(R): The value of G is independent of direction and is a constant throughout the universe.
SECTION B (2 MARKS)
11. A force of 20 N is distributed uniformly over an area of 20 cm2, find pressure in pascal.
12. The weight of any person on the moon is about 1/6 times that of the earth. He can lift a mass of 15 kg on the
earth. What will be the maximum mass which can be lifted by the same force applied by the person on the
moon?
13. Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?
14. Identical packets are dropped from two airplanes, one above the equator and the other above the north pole,
both at height ‘h’. Assuming all conditions are identical, will these packets take same time to reach the surface
of the earth? Justify your answer.
SECTION C (3 MARKS)
15. A particle is thrown up vertically with a velocity of 50 m/s.
a. What will be its velocity at the highest point of its journey?
b. How high would the particle rise?
c. What time would it take to reach the highest point?
16. Evaluate what happens to the force between two objects, if
i. The mass of one object is doubled?
ii. The distance between the objects is tripled?
iii. The masses of both objects are doubled?
17. Two bodies, one of mass 1g and other of mass 1 kg are dropped from the same height in vacuum. Compare the
two time intervals in which the two bodies will hit the ground.
18. A coin is dropped from a tower. It moves through a distance of 24.5 m in the last second before hitting the
ground .Find the height of the tower.
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