T = 24 h and h = 36,000 km.
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Question 1. Asked on :17 July 2020:06:01:54 PM
What are the time period and height of a geostationery satellite above the surface of the earth?
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T = 24 h and h = 36,000 km.
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Question 2. Asked on :17 July 2020:06:01:19 PM
Give two uses of polar satelites.
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Answer:
∪ = GMm / r = ( GM / r2 ) rm = grm = mg x r
∴ Weight of the body = mg = ∪/r.
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Question 3. Asked on :17 July 2020:06:00:36 PM
Give two uses of geostationery satelites.
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Because it arives due to attractive force of gravitation
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Question 4. Asked on :17 July 2020:06:00:08 PM
What is weightlessness ?
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Answer:
Refer to point 28 of Glimpses .
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Question 5. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:59:33 PM
Name India's first cosmonuat.
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Rakesh Sharma is India's first cosmonuat.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:10:32 PM
Question 6. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:57:51 PM
The distance of two planets from the sun are 1011m and 1010m respectively. What is the ratio of time period of these two planets?
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T1 / T2 = ( r1 /r2 ) 3/2 = ( 1011 / 1010 )3/2 = 103/2 = 10√10.
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Question 7. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:55:41 PM
If the radius of the earth shrinks by 1 percent, its mass remaining the same by what percentage will the acceleration due to gravity on its surface change ?
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Answer:
The value of 'g' increaces by 2 %.
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Question 8. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:54:24 PM
How would the value of 'g' change if the earth were to shrink slightly without in any change in mass ?
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Answer:
The value of 'g' slightly increaces .
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Question 9. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:52:23 PM
If the change in the value of 'g' at a height 'h' above the surface of earth is same as that at a depth 'x' below it , then now are x and h are related to each other?
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Answer:
h = 2x.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:16:18 PM
Question 10. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:51:02 PM
Where does the body weigh more - at the surface of the earth or in a mine?
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-Answered by Anjali Kumari On 18 October 2020:06:27:38 PM
Question 11. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:50:25 PM
What is the weight of a body at the centre of the earth?
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Zero, because the value of 'g' is zero at the centre of the earth.
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Question 12. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:49:50 PM
Define universal gravitational constant.
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Answer:
The universal gravitational constant may be defined as the force of attraction between two bodies of unit mass each and placed unit distance a part.
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Question 13. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:49:20 PM
What is gravitational force ?
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-Answered by Anjali Kumari On 21 November 2020:07:09:46 PM
Question 14. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:48:13 PM
What will be the kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from the earth's surface to infinity?
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Required kinetic energy.
= 12 m x ( escape velocity )2
= 12 m ( √2gR )2
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:21:57 PM
Question 15. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:47:24 PM
What is full form of geosatinery satellite APPLE ?
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Answer:
Ariana Passenger Pay Load Experiment.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:24:46 PM
Question 16. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:46:49 PM
What is meant by a geostationery satellite ?
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Answer:
Refer to point 24 of Glimpses.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:25:29 PM
Question 17. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:43:26 PM
The gravitational potential energy of a body at a point in a
gravitational field of another body is - GMmr. What does the negative sign show ?
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Answer:
The negative sign showns that the gravitational potential entry of one body is due to the attractive gravitational force exerted by the other body.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:26:03 PM
Question 18. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:42:06 PM
A simple pendulum is mounted inside a spacecraft. What should be its time period of vibration?
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Answer:
A body is in a state of weightlessness inside a spacecraft i.e. g=o
∴ T=2π √lg = ∞
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:28:01 PM
Question 19. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:41:30 PM
What is the basis of Newton's law of gravitation?
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Answer:
Kepler's law of planetry motion.
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Question 20. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:40:27 PM
What is the basis of Kepler's law of areas of planetary motion?
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Kepler's law of areas is based on the law of conversation of angular momentum.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:31:07 PM
Question 21. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:38:35 PM
What is the frequency of oscillation of a simple pendulum mounted in a cabin that is freely falling under gravity?
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Answer:
In a freely falling cabin, g = 0.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:32:05 PM
Question 22. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:37:10 PM
What would happen to an artificial satellite if its orbital velocity is slightly decreased due to some defects in it?
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The satelite will fall on the earth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:33:20 PM
Question 23. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:36:12 PM
Write the most important appliction of geostationery satelite.
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A geostationery satelite can be used to communicate radio, T.V. and telephone signals between any two points of the earth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:33:43 PM
Question 24. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:35:29 PM
Write two condition for the exsitence of atmosphere on a planet?
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Answer:
(i) High value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet.
(ii) Low surface temperature on the planet.
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Question 25. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:33:57 PM
Two artificial satellite are revolving around the earth, one closer to its surace and othere away rom it. Which has larger speed?
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Answer:
Orbital speed of a satelite revolving at a height h is
v0 = √GMR+H
Clearly smaller the height h, larger is the orbital speed v0. Hence the satellite revolving closer to the earth's surface has larger speed v0.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:36:23 PM
Question 26. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:31:52 PM
A body lying on the surace of planet venus has gravitational potential energy equal to -7.5 x 106 j. How much energy will be required for the body to escape from the planet?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:39:42 PM
Question 27. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:30:17 PM
The escape velocity from the earth for a body o 20g is 11kms-1. What will be its value for a body o 100g?
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11.2 kms-1, because the escape velocities does not depend on the mass of the body projected.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:40:17 PM
Question 28. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:28:58 PM
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:42:49 PM
Question 29. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:19:43 PM
The centripetal force on a satellite revolving around the earth is F.
What is the gravitational force due to earth on it?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:43:33 PM
Question 30. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:19:03 PM
What is sence of rotation of a geostationery satellite?
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The sence of rotation of a geostationery satellite is west to east.
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Question 31. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:18:39 PM
What is period of revolution?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:45:57 PM
Question 32. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:18:10 PM
What is the use of statienory orbit?
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Answer:
By the means of satelites in stationery orbits, television programmes can be transmitted caontinouely from one part of the world to the other parts.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:46:34 PM
Question 33. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:17:40 PM
What is a parking orbit?
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Answer:
The orbit of a geostationery satelite is called parking orbit.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:48:30 PM
Question 34. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:17:03 PM
What is Geosynchronous satelite?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:06:52:12 PM
Question 35. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:15:05 PM
The escape velocity on the earth is 11.2 kms-1. What will be its value on a planet having double the radius and eight times the mass of the earth?
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Question 36. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:13:18 PM
If the kinetic energy of a satellite revolving in an orbit close to the earth's surface happens to be doubled, will the satelite escape?
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Answer:
Yes, when the K.E. o the satellite is doubled, its orbital velocity increases √2 times and becomes equal to the escape velocity. So the satellite will escape.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:05:27:05 PM
Question 37. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:12:17 PM
A sate lite revolving around the earth loses height. What happens to its time period?
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Answer:
Time period of a satelite,
T = 2π√(R+h)3GM.
Clearly when h decreases, T also decreases.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:05:23:34 PM
Question 38. Asked on :17 July 2020:05:09:59 PM
The speed of revolution of an artificial satellite revolving close to the surface of the earth is 8 kms-1. What will be the escape velocity for a body on the earth?
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Answer:
Ve = √2v0 = √2 x 8 = 11.3 kms-1.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 17 July 2020:05:22:12 PM
Question 39. Asked on :16 July 2020:06:05:34 PM
Why does hydrogen escape from the earth's atmosphere more readily than oxygen?
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Answer:
This is because the r.m.s. speed of hydrogen molecules is four times that of oxygen molecules.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:06:06:47 PM
Question 40. Asked on :16 July 2020:06:02:45 PM
Does the escape velocity of a body depend upon the density of a planet?
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Answer:
ve ∝ √p
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:06:03:52 PM
Question 41. Asked on :16 July 2020:06:01:10 PM
Which has more escape velocity Mercury or Jupiter?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:06:02:02 PM
Question 42. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:58:09 PM
What are the values of the escape velocities for the moon and the sun respectively?
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Answer:
vmoon = 2.4 kms-1 and vsun = 620 kms-1.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:59:19 PM
Question 43. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:53:28 PM
A satelite revolves close to the surface of a planet. How is its orbital velocity related velocity of escape from that planet?
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Answer:
Orbital velocity related velocity of escape from that planet is ve = √2v0.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:56:29 PM
Question 44. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:47:26 PM
Define orbital velocity of a satelite?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:48:29 PM
Question 45. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:44:30 PM
Write the minimum value of escape velocity in the suace of earth?
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:46:09 PM
Question 46. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:41:31 PM
What is escape velocity?
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Answer:
Escape velocity is defined as the minimum velocity with which a body must be thrown vertically upwards in order that it may just escape the gravitational pull of the earth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:42:37 PM
Question 47. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:38:50 PM
From where does a satelite get centripetal force for moving around its planet?
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Answer:
The gravitational force of attraction exerted by the planet provides the necessary centripetal force to the satellite?
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:40:15 PM
Question 48. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:37:06 PM
Why is gravitational potential energy negative?
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Answer:
Because it arises due to attractive forces of gravitation.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:38:04 PM
Question 49. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:33:43 PM
What is the relational between gravitational intensity and gravitational potential at a point?
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Answer:
Gravitational intensity at a point is equal to the negative of the potential gradient at that point.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:35:36 PM
Question 50. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:31:04 PM
What is the value of the gravitational intensity at the earth's surface and at the earth's centre?
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Answer:
The value of the gravitational intensity at the earth's surface and at the earth's centre is 9.8 N kg-1 , zero.
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Question 51. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:29:46 PM
What is the value of gravitational potential energy at infinity?
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Answer:
Zero is the value of gravitational potential energy at infinity.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:30:48 PM
Question 52. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:26:00 PM
What is the work done in bringing a body of mass M from infinity to the surface of the earth?
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Answer:
GMm/r.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:27:22 PM
Question 53. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:21:06 PM
What is the effect on our weight due to revolution of the earth about the sun?
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Answer:
No, effect on our weight due to revolution of the earth about the sun.
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Question 54. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:18:50 PM
If the earth rotates faster, how does g change at poles?
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Answer:
The value of g does not change.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:20:25 PM
Question 55. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:15:24 PM
Suppose the earth stops rotating about its axis. What will be the effect on the weight of bodies?
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The weight of the bodies will increase.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:18:00 PM
Question 56. Asked on :16 July 2020:05:11:26 PM
The earth is acted upon the gravitational force of attraction due to the sun. Then why does the earth not all towards the sun?
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Answer:
The gravitational attraction of the sun provide the centripetal force to keep the earth in stable orbit around the earth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:05:13:47 PM
Question 57. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:57:04 PM
A body of a mass 5 kg is taken to the centre of the earth. What will be its mass there?
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Answer:
The mass of the body will remain 5 kg at the centre of the earth because it remains the same at all places.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:58:15 PM
Question 58. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:54:56 PM
What will be our weight at the centre of the earth, if the earth were a hollow sphere?
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Zer, because the intensity of a gravitational field inside a hollow spare is zero.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:56:04 PM
Question 59. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:52:15 PM
What is the time period of a simple pendulum at the centre of the earth?
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Answer:
At the centre of the earth, g = o.
∴ T = 2π √1/g = ∞.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:53:12 PM
Question 60. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:47:31 PM
How does the weight of a body vary enroute from the earth to the moon? would ite inertial mass change and gravitational mass change?
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Answer:
When taken from earth to moon, the weight of a body gradually decreases to zero. It then increases till at the moon' surface, it becomes mg/6. However, its initial and gravitational masses unchanged.
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Question 61. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:42:13 PM
If acceleration due to gravity at a height h and at a depth d below and the surface of the earth are equal, how are h and d related?
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Answer:
d = 2h
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:44:30 PM
Question 62. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:38:39 PM
What is thje effect of non - sphericity of te earth on the value of 'g'?
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Answer:
The acceleration due to gravity is minimum at the equator and gradually increases from equator to poles.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:40:36 PM
Question 63. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:36:41 PM
What is the affect o altitude o acceleration due to gravity?
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Answer:
Acceleration due to gravity decreaces with altitude.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:37:54 PM
Question 64. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:34:44 PM
On what factors does the value of g depend?
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Answer:
(i) The shape of the earth .
(ii) latitude
(iii) altitude
(iv) depth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:35:35 PM
Question 65. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:31:24 PM
Why do different planets have different escapes velocities?
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Answer:
Different planets have different escape velocities (ve = √2GM/R) because of their different masses and sizes.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:32:27 PM
Question 66. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:29:58 PM
Has gravity any effect of internal mass?
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No, gravity is not any effect of internal mass.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:31:01 PM
Question 67. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:26:21 PM
Which is greater - the attraction of earth for 1 kg of iron or attraction of 1 kr of iron or attraction of 1 kr of iron for the earth?
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Answer:
The two bodies interact gravitationally due to their masses, so they exert equal force on each other but in opposite directions.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:28:43 PM
Question 68. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:23:39 PM
How much is the torque due to gravity on a body about its centre of mass?
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Answer:
zero.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:25:53 PM
Question 69. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:17:26 PM
The gravitational force acting on a rocket at a height h from the earth's surface is 1/3rd of the force acting on a body at sea level. What is the relation between h and R2 (radius of the earth).
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:20:54 PM
Question 70. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:14:57 PM
Write an equation for the mean density of the earth?
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Answer:
p = 3g4πgr.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:15:41 PM
Question 71. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:10:37 PM
Write an expression for the acceleration due to gravity on earth's surface?
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Answer:
g = GMeRe2
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:12:16 PM
Question 72. Asked on :16 July 2020:01:05:44 PM
The distance of pulto from the sun is forty times the distance of earth. If the masses of earth and pluto be equal, what will be ratio o gravitational forces of sun and these planets?
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Answer:
Fes / FPS = (rps / res) = (40 / 1 )2 = 1600:1.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:08:29 PM
Question 73. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:59:04 PM
Calculate the force of attraction between two balls each of mass 1 kg when there centre are 10 cm apart. The value of gravitational constant
G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 Kg-2 .
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-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:01:01:38 PM
Question 74. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:54:34 PM
The gravitational force between two bodies is 1 N. If the distance between themis doubled, what will be the force?
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Answer:
0.25 N, because F ∝ 1 / r2.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:57:33 PM
Question 75. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:52:35 PM
Do the gravitational forces obey Newton's third law of motion?
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Answer:
Yes, they obey Newton's third law of motion.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:53:52 PM
Question 76. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:49:59 PM
Name the appartus used for the experimental determination of G.
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Answer:
The apparatus used for the experimental determination of G Cavedish's torsion balance.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:51:12 PM
Question 77. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:47:48 PM
Name the scientist who first determined the value of G experimentally
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Answer:
Lord Cavedish is first determined the value of G experimentally
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:49:19 PM
Question 78. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:45:05 PM
Which is scalar and which is vector amongst g and G.
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Answer:
g is a vector and G is a scalar.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:46:51 PM
Question 79. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:42:17 PM
Give one point of diffrence between g and G.
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Answer:
While the value of g and varies from the place to place, the value of G remain the same throughout the universe.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:43:30 PM
Question 80. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:38:07 PM
What are the values of g and G at the centre of the earth?
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Answer:
At the center of the earth g is zero, while G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 Kg-2 .
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:39:23 PM
Question 81. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:35:41 PM
Do all the bodies fall withe the same constant acceleration in the absence of air resistance?
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Answer:
Yes, this acceleration is called acceleration due to gravity.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:37:10 PM
Question 82. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:33:32 PM
What is the diomensional formula of gravitational constant?
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Answer:
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:34:30 PM
Question 83. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:30:17 PM
The value of G on the surface of earth is 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 Kg-2 . What is the its value on the moon?
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Answer:
G is a universal constant, so its value on the moon = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 Kg-2 .
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:32:32 PM
Question 84. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:24:05 PM
Does the force of attration between two bodies depend upon the presence of other bodies and propoerties of intervening medium ?
-Added by Shruti Srivastva Physics » Gravitation
Answer:
No, F = Gm1m2 / r2
Is independent of the presence of other bodies and properties of intervening medium.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:25:57 PM
Question 85. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:22:50 PM
State newton's law of gravitation?
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Answer:
Refer to point 2 of glimpses.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:23:31 PM
Question 86. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:21:04 PM
What do you mean by free fall of a body?
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Answer:
The motion of a body under the influence of gravity alone is called a free fall.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:21:43 PM
Question 87. Asked on :16 July 2020:12:18:29 PM
What is diffrence between gravitation and gravity ?
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Answer:
Gravitation is the force of attraction between any two bodies in the universe while gravity refers to the force of attraction between any body and the earth.
-Answered by Shruti Srivastva On 16 July 2020:12:19:22 PM
Question 88. Asked on :05 October 2019:10:22:51 AM
What is acceleration due to gravity?
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Answer:
-Answered by priyanshu kumar On 05 October 2019:02:22:13 PM
Question 89. Asked on :05 October 2019:10:21:09 AM
What do you mean by Free Fall?
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Answer:
-Answered by priyanshu kumar On 05 October 2019:02:22:54 PM
Question 90. Asked on :05 October 2019:10:18:00 AM
What is centripetal force?
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Answer:
-Answered by priyanshu kumar On 05 October 2019:02:23:08 PM
Question 91. Asked on :05 October 2019:10:16:06 AM
What is Gravitational force?
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Answer:
-Answered by priyanshu kumar On 05 October 2019:02:23:19 PM
Question 92. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:57:32 AM
Which is more fundamental mass or weight of a body?
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Answer:
Mass is more fundamental than weight because the mass of a body remains constant while its weight changes from place to place due to change in the value of g.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:02:02 AM
Question 93. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:56:00 AM
We cannot move finger without disturbing all stars. Why?
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Answer:
When we move our finger, the distance between the objects and our finger changes. Hence, the force of attraction changes, disturbing the entire universe, including the stars.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:03:48 AM
Question 94. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:54:47 AM
Earth is cotinuously pulling the moon towards its centre, still it does not fall to the earth. Why?
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Answer:
Gravitational force of attraction due to earth provides the centripetal force, which keeps the moon in orbit around the earth. More ever, this gravitational force acts perpendicular to the velocity of the moon.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:06:00 AM
Question 95. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:53:23 AM
If the density of planet is doubled without any change in its radius, how does g change on the planet?
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Answer:
It get Double
-Answered by Master Purushottam On 22 August 2019:04:14:47 PM
Question 96. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:51:54 AM
Is it possible to shield a body from gravitational effects?
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Answer:
No, it is not possible to shield a body from gravitational effects because gravitational interaction does not depend upon the nature of the intervening medium.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:09:15 AM
Question 97. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:50:32 AM
What is the ratio of the force of attraction between two bodies kept in air and the same distance apart in water?
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Answer:
1:1, because the gravitational force does not depend on the nature of the medium.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:10:40 AM
Question 98. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:49:41 AM
Why is G called the universal law of gravitation constant?
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Answer:
This is because the value of G is same for any pair of the bodies in the universe. It does not depend on the nature of the medium between the two bodies or on the nature of the bodies themselves.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:11:11:27 AM
Question 99. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:47:04 AM
Why is the law of gravitaion called the universal law?
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Answer:
This is because of the fact that the law of gravitation holds good for any pair bodies in the universe whether microscopically small or astronomically large in size.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:47:52 AM
Question 100. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:22:18 AM
Relative density of a substances to its density.
-Added by Akki chauhan Science » Gravitation
Answer:
Relative density =
Density of substancesDensity of water
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:03 AM
Question 101. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:21:38 AM
Give the S.I unit of relative density.
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Answer:
Relative density has no units.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:06 AM
Question 102. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:20:35 AM
Give two applications of Archimedes principle.
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Answer:
It is used in
(i) designing ships
(ii) Submarines.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:11 AM
Question 103. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:18:49 AM
State Archimedes principle.
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Answer:
Archimedes principal: When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid dispalced by it.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:14 AM
Question 104. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:16:43 AM
How does the density of fluid affect the magnitude of buoyancy acting on an object immersed in it?
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Answer:
Weight of fluid displaced = pgV Where p is the density. Hence, buoyant force increases with increasing density of fluid.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:17 AM
Question 105. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:13:13 AM
Why do buildings have wide foundation?
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Answer:
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:19 AM
Question 106. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:12:31 AM
How is pressure related to the thrust exerted on a surface?
-Added by Akki chauhan Science » Gravitation
Answer:
Pressure= Thrust/Area.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:31 AM
Question 107. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:11:27 AM
State and define SI unit of pressure.
-Added by Akki chauhan Science » Gravitation
Answer:
Pressure is defined as thrust per unit area .the unit of pressure
is pascal. One pascal is the pressure exerted when 1N force acts as a surface area of 1m2.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:34 AM
Question 108. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:10:22 AM
A coins when placed on the surface of water. Give reason.
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Answer:
The coin sinks as its density is greater than water.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:37 AM
Question 109. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:09:07 AM
State a condition for an object to float when place on the surface of water.
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Answer:
A body will float if its density is less than that of water.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:28:40 AM
Question 110. Asked on :22 August 2019:10:06:32 AM
Define Thrust.
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Answer:
Force acting perpendicular to a surface is called thrust.
-Answered by Akki chauhan On 22 August 2019:10:44:28 AM
Question 111. Asked on :12 January 2019:05:37:15 PM
Difference between mass and weight?
-Added by khushi chauhan Science » Gravitation
Answer:
Mass:-
1. We can measure of an object by its inertia.
2. The total quantity of matter contained in an object is called mass of an object.
3. Mass of the object remains constant at all the places.
4. Measurement of mass is done by using a pan or beam balance.
5.Mass of a body cannot change even value of g is zero at any place.
Weight:-
1. Weight=mass ×acceleration
2. The gravitational force by which earth attracts an object is called weight of the object.
3. Weight of the object is different at all different places.
4. Measurement of weight is done by using a spring balance.
5. Weight of the object becomes zero if g is zero.
-Answered by Master Purushottam On 22 August 2019:09:13:04 PM
Question 112. Asked on :12 January 2019:05:34:44 PM
Difference between mass and weight?
-Added by khushi chauhan General Knowledge » Gravitation
Answer:
Mass:-
1. We can measure mass of an object by its inertia.
2. The total quantity of matter contained in an object is called mass of an object.
3. Mass of the body remains constant at all places.
4. Measurement of mass is done by using a pan or beam balance.
5. Mass does not change even value of g is zero at any place.
Weight:-
1. Weight= mass × acceleration.
2. The gravitational force by which earth attracts an object is called weight of the object.
3. Weight of the object is different at different places.
4. Measurement of weight is done by using a spring balance.
5. Weight of the object becomes zero if g is zero.
-Answered by Master Purushottam On 22 August 2019:09:13:38 PM
Question 113. Asked on :12 January 2019:05:27:17 PM
What is the relationship between G and g ?
-Added by Himanshi Verma Science » Gravitation
Answer:
Gravitational Constant (G) :-
1. Its value is 6.6734×10-11 Nm2/Kg2.
2. Its value remains constant always and everywhere.
3. Its S.I unit is Nm2/kg2.
4. It is Scaler Quantity.
Gravitational acceleration (g):-
1. Its value is 9.8 m/s2.
2. Its value varies at different Places.
3. Its unit is m/s2.
4. It is a vector Quantity.
-Answered by Master Purushottam On 22 August 2019:09:13:56 PM
Question 114. Asked on :09 January 2019:10:49:47 AM
Write the universal law of gravitation.
-Added by Master Purushottam Science » Gravitation
Answer:
-Answered by Rahul Kumar On 13 October 2019:09:59:39 AM
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