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    The document contains 7 questions regarding gravitational forces and orbits. Question 1 asks about the gravitational force between two touching apples. Question 2 asks about the force between two point charges at different distances. Question 3 provides a graph of force versus distance between two point charges and asks about the magnitude of one charge. Question 4 asks about the ratio of electrostatic to gravitational force on an electron in a deuterium atom. Question 5 asks about the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet given its density and diameter. Question 6 asks about changes in kinetic, gravitational potential, and total energy when a satellite is moved to a lower orbit. Question 7 contains multiple parts asking about the Moon's orbit, calculating field strength and acceleration of an artificial satellite

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    The document contains 7 questions regarding gravitational forces and orbits. Question 1 asks about the gravitational force between two touching apples. Question 2 asks about the force between two point charges at different distances. Question 3 provides a graph of force versus distance between two point charges and asks about the magnitude of one charge. Question 4 asks about the ratio of electrostatic to gravitational force on an electron in a deuterium atom. Question 5 asks about the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet given its density and diameter. Question 6 asks about changes in kinetic, gravitational potential, and total energy when a satellite is moved to a lower orbit. Question 7 contains multiple parts asking about the Moon's orbit, calculating field strength and acceleration of an artificial satellite

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    The document contains 7 questions regarding gravitational forces and orbits. Question 1 asks about the gravitational force between two touching apples. Question 2 asks about the force between two point charges at different distances. Question 3 provides a graph of force versus distance between two point charges and asks about the magnitude of one charge. Question 4 asks about the ratio of electrostatic to gravitational force on an electron in a deuterium atom. Question 5 asks about the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet given its density and diameter. Question 6 asks about changes in kinetic, gravitational potential, and total energy when a satellite is moved to a lower orbit. Question 7 contains multiple parts asking about the Moon's orbit, calculating field strength and acceleration of an artificial satellite

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    Y13 Testquestion 1

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    The document contains 7 questions regarding gravitational forces and orbits. Question 1 asks about the gravitational force between two touching apples. Question 2 asks about the force between two point charges at different distances. Question 3 provides a graph of force versus distance between two point charges and asks about the magnitude of one charge. Question 4 asks about the ratio of electrostatic to gravitational force on an electron in a deuterium atom. Question 5 asks about the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet given its density and diameter. Question 6 asks about changes in kinetic, gravitational potential, and total energy when a satellite is moved to a lower orbit. Question 7 contains multiple parts asking about the Moon's orbit, calculating field strength and acceleration of an artificial satellite

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    Q1.

    Two apples are touching each other.

    What is the best estimate for the gravitational force between the two apples?
     
    A 10−20 N

    B 10−15 N

    C 10−10 N

    D 10−5 N
    (Total 1 mark)

    Q2.
    J and K are two point charges separated by a distance r.

    L and M are two different point charges separated by a distance 0.5r.

    The force between J and K is F.

    What is the force between L and M?


     
    A

     
    B 6F

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    C 12F

    D 36F
    (Total 1 mark)

    Q3.
    Two point charges experience a force F between them when separated by a distance r.

    The graph shows how F varies with  .

    One charge has a magnitude of 2.5 C.

    What is the magnitude of the other charge?


     
    A 4 mC

    B 10 mC

    C 4C

    D 10 C
    (Total 1 mark)

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    Q4.
    A deuterium atom consists of one electron and a nucleus.

    The nucleus has one proton and one neutron.

    FE is the electrostatic force on the electron due to the deuterium nucleus.

    FG is the gravitational force on the electron due to the deuterium nucleus.

    What is the ratio ?


     
    A 8.4 × 1018

    B 1.2 × 1036

    C 1.1 × 1039

    D 2.3 × 1039

    (Total 1 mark)

    Q5.
    A planet has a density of 1.9 × 103 kg m−3 and a diameter of 5.2 × 103 km.

    What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of the planet?


     
    A 1.4 × 10−3 N kg−1

    B 2.8 × 10−3 N kg−1

    C 1.4 N kg−1

    D 2.8 N kg−1

    (Total 1 mark)

    Q6.
    A satellite is moved from a higher orbit to a lower orbit.

    What energy changes occur?


     
      Kinetic energy Gravitational Total energy  
    potential energy

    A decreases decreases increases  


    B decreases increases decreases  
    C increases decreases increases  

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    D increases decreases decreases  
    (Total 1 mark)

    Q7.
    This question is about the gravitational fields of the Earth and its satellites.

    (a)  The Moon orbits the Earth with a time period of 27.3 days.

    Show that the angular speed of the Moon is approximately 2.7 × 10−6 rad s−1.

     
    (2)

    (b)  Figure 1 shows an artificial satellite in a circular orbit of radius 4.5 × 105


    km from the centre of the Earth.

    Figure 1

    Calculate the gravitational field strength of the Earth at this radius.

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    gravitational field strength = _______________________ N kg-1
    (2)

    (c)  The satellite and the Moon orbit the Earth at the same angular speed.

    Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the satellite.

    centripetal acceleration = _______________________ m s-2


    (2)

    (d)  Figure 2 shows two positions of the satellite and the Moon as they orbit the Earth.
    The orbital radius of the satellite is greater than the orbital radius of the Moon but
    their orbital periods are the same.

    Figure 2

    Explain how this satellite orbit is possible.

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

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    ___________________________________________________________________
    (2)

    (e)  Figure 3 shows some resultant gravitational equipotential lines for the Earth and
    Moon system.

    Draw, on Figure 3, one gravitational field line from the Moon to K.

    Figure 3

     
    (1)
    (Total 9 marks)

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