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Gravitation Quiz 2

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  • The value of gravitational constant, G is

  • Acceleration due to gravity above the Earth’s surface at a height equal to the radius of the Earth is ____

  • If R is the radius of the Earth and g is the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth’s surface, the mean density of the Earth is

  • Which of the following statements is not correct for the decrease in the value of acceleration due to gravity?

  • Calculate angular velocity of Earth so that acceleration due to gravity at 60° latitude becomes zero. (Radius of Earth = 6400 km, gravitational acceleration at poles = 10 m/s2m/s ^2, cos60° = 0.5)

  • The gravitational potential energy per unit mass at a point gives ________ at that point.

  • A satellite is orbiting around a planet at a constant height in a circular orbit. If the mass of the planet is reduced to half, the satellite would

  • How does the escape velocity of a particle depend on its mass?

  • Escape velocity on a planet is vev_e. If radius of the planet remains same and mass becomes 4 times, the escape velocity becomes

  • If the escape velocity of a body on Earth is 11.2 km/s, the escape velocity of the body thrown at an angle 45° with the horizontal will be