Gravitation as sig nm en t frnd the amount of work done to I. On ,a 1~1anet whose siz_e is the same and mass 4 times as that of our earth, of' g' on the surface of lift 3 kg mass vertically upward s through 3m distance on the planet. The valµe 2 , . (Ans: 3601) earth i~ 10 m/s • . • in~potential energy of an 2. If' g' is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth, find the gain R of the earth. object Qfmass 'm' raised from the surface of earth to a height equal to the radius (Ans:½ mgR) a radius twice that of earth but 3. The escape speed from the earth's surface is 11 krn/s. A certain planet has speed from the planet. its mean density is the same as that of the earth. Find the value of the escape (Ans: 22 km/s) 13 12 Find the ratio of time periods 4. The d,istances of two planets from the sun are 10 and 10 m respectively. and speeds of the two planets . (Ans: 10'1°10:l, I : ✓10) on the surface of mars 5. A bo'dy weighs 900 grm wt on the surface of the earth. How rriuch will it weigh (Ans: 400 grm-wt ) whose mass is one-nin eth and radius one-ha lf that of earth? e is F. Now if a , -Q/) Gr~vitational f~rce of attraction betwee n point masses m and M separated by a d~stanc (b) total force on M? (Ans: F, 41-) / ..... pomt mass 3m 1s placed tom, what will be the (a) force on M due tom the value of acceler ation 7. If the radius of the earth shrinks by 2%, mass remaining same, then how would - (Ans : 4%) due to gravity change ? due to the earth at a 8. /..,, body weighs 64N on the surface of earth. What is the gravitational force on it 2 of earth is 10 m/s height equal to half the radius of earth? Acceleration due to gravity on the surface (Ans: 28.44N ) height of I 6 km above the surface 9. Find the percent age decreas e in the ·weight of the body when taken to a (Ans: 0.5%) of earth. Radius of the earth is 6400km . e dista:nt 7R from centre of earth 10. An object weighs I ON at North pole of earth. In a geqstationary satellit (Ans: 0.2N, 0) of radius R, what will be its (a) true weight, (b) apparent weight? of its value on the 11. How much below the surface does the acceleration due to gravity bee ome 70% 6 (Ans : 1.92 surface of earth? Radius of eaiih = 6.4 x 10 m. 6 x· 10 111) 100km deep? (Ans: 50 km) 12. At what height above earth s surface , value of 'g' is .same as in a mine 1
a body ·weigh half way
13. Assum ing the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much· would the earth. (Ans: ISON) ~-~ -down to the centre of the earth, ifit weighe d 300N on the surface of s of a square of ;.r-14-_ Find the potential energy of a system of four particles each of mass m pl_aced at the vertice l. (A m.-- -m i) . -5 .414G . side u l is the velocit y of the bo.dy 5. A body is release d at a distanc e r (r > R) ~ m the centre of the earth. What · (Ans: R[2g(2. - ~)]½) when it strikes the surface of the earth? ' R T
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16-. What is the minim um energy require d to launch a satellite of mass m kg from 5 radius R in a circula r orbit at an altitude of 2R? (Ans: 6m9R) 42%. 17. Show that moon would depart for ever if its speed were increas ed by ~ • . ~ 1ass ' 11· l and diam eter of a plan et are twice those of earth. Wha .11 b the time peri od of that pend ulum · • t Wl e on t 1s p anet, wluc h 1s a seco nd's pendulum (An s: 2-fi seco nd) C on earth? "" 19. Will 1 kg sugar be mor e at poles or at the equa tor? 20. Why does moo n have no atmosphere? 21 · Since the moon is gravitationally attracted to the earth, why does it not simp ly cras h into th e eart h? 22 · A body is taken from the centre of the earth to the moon. Wha t will be the chan ges in the weig ht of th e body?
i What i~ the potential energy ~fa body of mas above its surface, (b) dept h d = R belo w its s m relative to the surf ace of e~h ~t _a (a) surface. ~ heig ;t h '·(Ans~ ½m gR, - ½m gR) 24- A rocket i·s fired with a speed v = 2✓gR near the eart h's surf ace and dire cted upw ards . Find its spee d interstellar space. in - (An s: {2g R) 25. What is the escape velocity of the object, if the magnitude of the pote ntial ener gy per unit mas s of the object at the surface of earth is E? (An s: ✓2E)
