Gravitation

1.  Earth attracts apple from the tree and it falls on it but the earth does not move towards the apple. Why?
2.  Is uniform circular motion taking place at a constant speed or constant velocity? Why?
3.  Name the force which is required to maintain a body in uniform circular motion?
4.  A ball is projected vertically upwards with an initial velocity of u goes to a maximum height h before coming to
ground. What is the value of h?
5.  Is value of ‘g’ same everywhere?
6.  Find relationship between ‘g’ and ‘G’
7.  During a free-fall what is the weight of a body. Give reason for the answer.
8.  A stone and feather are thrown from a tower, both the objects should reach the ground at same time but it does not.
Why?
9.  What is the value of ‘G’, universal gravitational constant?
10.  Find the value of ‘g’, acceleration due to gravity.
11.  Calculate value of ‘g’ on moon.
12.  Show that the weight of the body on moon =1/6 of the weight of the body in earth.
MCQ
1.  A body of mass 1kg is attracted by the earth with a force which is equal to
      a. 9.8N  b.  6.67x 1011    c.  1 N   d.  9.8m/s
2.  What is the gravitational force between two objects?
      a. Attractive at large distances only b.  Attractive at small distances only
      c. Attractive at all distance   d.  Attractive at large distances but repulsive at small distances
3.  The value of ‘g’
      a.  Increases as we go above the earth’s surface  b.  Decreases as we go to the centre of the earth
      c.  Remains constant  d.  Is more at equator and less at poles
4.  The ball is thrown up, the value of ‘g’ will be
      a.  Zero     b.  positive  c.  negative   d.  negligible
5.  The gravitational force causes
      a.  Tides   b.  Motion of moon    c.  None of them    d.  Both a n b
6.  The mass of the body on moon is 40kg, what is the weight on the earth.
      a.  240kg b.  392N  c.  240N  d.  400kg
7.  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
8.  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/2  c.  f      d.  2f
9.  The Earth attracts the moon with a gravitational force of 1020N. The moon attracts the earth with a gravitational
force of
      a.  Less than 1020N b.  1020N   c.  Greater than 1020N     d.  10-20N
10.  The distance between two bodies becomes 6 times more than the usual distance. The the F becomes
      a.  36 times     b.  6 times  c.  12 times d.  1/36 times

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 Gravitation

1.  Which force is responsible for stability of our universe?

2.  Which force is required to maintain a body in uniform circular motion?
3.  What is gravity?
4.  How is the weight of an object related to its mass?
5.  Mass of boy on earth is 40kg, what is the mass on the moon?
6.  What is the effect of shape of earth on value of ‘g’?
7.  Why do we feel uneasy when ferry wheels moves downwards?
8.  Derive formula of universal law of gravitation.
9.  The acceleration of a freely falling body does not depend on the mass of the body. Prove this.
10.  Establish relationship between ‘g’ and ‘G’.
11.  Show that the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of moon is about 1/6 of that at the surface of the earth.
12.  What is centripetal force? Define it with example.
13.  With what force will body of mass 1kg get attracted to the earth?
14.  Calculate the value ‘g’, acceleration due to gravity.

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Batch- Foundation Class-9th Time- 45 Min MM- 20

1.  Give the S.I. unit of G and its value.       1

2.  g=GM/R2, what does these symbols denote?       1

3.  When a ball is let free fall from the top of building. What is the acceleration and what its sign?      1

4.  A ball is projected vertically upwards with an initial velocity ‘u goes to a maximum height ‘h’ before touching the

ground. What is the value of ‘h’ ?        2

5.  How is the weight of an object related to its mass?        2

6.  The mass of the body on earth is 60kg, what is its weight on the earth and on moon.       2

7.  The mass of earth is 6x1024 kg and that of the moon is 7.4x 1022kg. If the distance between the earth and the moon is

3.84x105km. Calculate the force exerted by the earth and the moon.       2

     G=6.67x10-11 Nm2 kg-2

8.  Calculate the value of ‘g’ acceleration due to gravity.       1

9.  Gibe difference between ‘g’ and ‘G’       2

10.  If ball is thrown up in the sky, what will happen to its value of ‘g’?       1

11.  Derive the formula for the universal law of gravitation.       2

12.  A car falls of a ledge and drops to the ground in 0.5 s. Let g= 10 ms-2 3

      a. What is its speed on touching the ground?

      b. What is its average speed during 0.5s?

      c. How high is the ledge from the ground?     

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