REVISION WORKSHEET-1-Gravitation
REVISION WORKSHEET-1-Gravitation
REVISION WORKSHEET-1-Gravitation
GRAVITATION
MCQ:
1. A body weighs 500 N on the surface of the earth. How much would it weight half way below the
surface of the earth?
(a) 1000 N
(b) 500 N
(c) 250 N
(d) 125 N
2. There is no atmosphere on the moon because
(a) it is closer to the earth
(b) it revolves round the earth
(c) it gets light from the sun
(d) the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here
3. If the radius of the earth were to be raise by 1% its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to
gravity on the surface of the earth will
(a) increase by 1%
(b) decrease by 2%
(c) decrease by 1%
(d) increase by 2%
4. The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is
(a) zero
(b) infinite
(c) same as on the surface of earth
(d)none of the above
5. The masses of two planets are in the ratio 1 : 2. Their radii are in the ratio 1 : 2. The acceleration due to
gravity on the planets are in the ratio.
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 3 : 5
(d) 5 : 3
Subjective Questions:
1. At what height above the surface of the earth value of acceleration due to gravity is reduced to one
fourth of its value on the surface of the earth?
2. Three equal masses of 1kg each are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle and a mass of 2kg is
placed at the centroid of the triangle which is at a distance of 1.4m from each of the vertices of the
triangle.Calculate the force acting on the mass of 2kg.
3. The gravitational force between two blocks is F what would happen if a mass of both the blocks as well
as distance between them is doubled?
4. A body weighs 70 N on the surface of the Earth. What is the gravitational force on it due to the Earth at
a height equal to half the radius of the Earth?
5. If earth has a mass 9 times and radius 4 times than that of a planet "P". Calculate the escape velocity at
the planet 'P' if its value on earth is 11.2 kms -1.
6. At what depth is the value of 'g' same as at a height of 40 km from the surface of earth.