What will be the distance between these two bodies, if attraction force between two bodies is 9 1 F?
A. three times
B. zero
C. double
D. equal
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Where is the minimum weight of a body?
A. equator
B. at the sea level
C. on the tropics
D. on the poles
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A ball is dropped from a height of 80m. The distance travelled in the fourth second will be- . . . . . . . . (accept it g = 10 m/s2 )
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The value of 'g' increases with the . . . . . . . .
A. increase in height
B. increase in volume
C. decrease in volume
D. decrease in height
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A satellite revolves around the earth in an elliptical orbits. Its speed
A. is the same at all points in the orbit
B. is greatest when it is closest to the earth
C. is greatest when it is farthest from the earth
D. None of the above
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The weight of an object on the Moon is equal to . . . . . . . . of its weight on the Earth.
A. ( 8 1 ) t h
B. ( 6 1 ) t h
C. ( 10 1 ) t h
D. ( 4 1 ) t h
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The weight of an object is 60 N when measured on the surface of the earth. What will be its weight when measured on the lunar surface?
A. 10 N
B. 1 N
C. 360 N
D. 3.6 N
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In which of the following places is the acceleration due to gravity zero?
A. At the centre of the earth
B. At the poles
C. At the equator
D. At sea level
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How long will it take to reach its highest point, if a ball is punched upwards with an initial velocity of 25 m/s, [The value of g can be taken as 10 m/s2 ].
A. 10 seconds
B. 2.5 seconds
C. 50 seconds
D. 5 seconds
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The universal law of gravity applies to . . . . . . . .
A. Sun and planets
B. Earth and Sun
C. Earth and Moon
D. Any pair of objects
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Gravitational potential energy of particle
A. depends upon the mass of particle
B. does not depends upon the mass of particle
C. is always negative
D. Both A and C
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The spoon dropped by an astronaut in a satellite will
A. fall to the floor
B. remain stationary
C. continue to follow the motion of the satellite
D. move tangentially away
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What does the work done by gravity depend on?
A. At the difference of the vertical heights of the initial and final positions of the object
B. Differentiation of changes in the initial and final states of the object
C. Difference in the horizontal state of the object
D. None of the above
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How is gravitational acceleration represented?
A. From the Greek letter epsilon ε
B. English small letter g
C. English capital letter G
D. By X
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Which of the following statements is false?
A. The value of 'g' changes with height
B. The value of 'g' depends on the mass of the falling object
C. The value of 'g' depends on the mass of the Earth
D. The value of 'g' changes as goes deeper in the Earth
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In the Earth, the weight of a body is maximum at the
A. North pole
B. South pole
C. equator
D. surface
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The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by
A. gravity
B. winds
C. clouds
D. rotation of the Earth
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A boy standing on top of a 20 meter high tower throws a stone with which velocity of stone hits the ground is? (g = 10 m/s2 )-
A. 20 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 15 m/s
D. 25 m/s
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If a body is projected in a vertical direction perpendicularly, what will be the velocity of the body at the highest point of motion?
(g = gravitational acceleration, h = height, t = time)
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Calculate the work done by the force of gravity when a satellite moves in the orbit of radius 40,000 km around the earth is-
A. 0 J
B. 4000 J
C. 8000 J
D. 400000 J
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