Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them
is F. The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 3. The
gravitational force will now be
1. F
2.
3.
4. 3 F
Earth binds the atmosphere because of:
1. Gravity
2. Oxygen between earth and atmosphere
3. Both 1 and 2
4 None of these
The mass of the earth is 81 times that of the moon and the radius of the earth is 3.5
times that of the moon. The ratio of the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the
moon to that at the surface of the earth is
1. 0.15
2. 0.0
3. 1
4. 6
Spot the wrong statement :
The acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ decreases if
1. We go down from the surface of the earth towards its centre
2. We go up from the surface of the earth
3. We go from the equator towards the poles on the surface of the earth
4. The rotational velocity of the earth is increased
Two identical solid copper spheres of radius R were placed in contact with each other. The gravitational attraction between them is proportional to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following statements is true?
1. g is less at the earth's surface than at a height above it or a depth below it
2. g is the same at all places on the surface of the earth
3. g has its maximum value at the equator
4. g is greater at the poles than at the equator
A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with this balance at
consecutively increasing heights from earth's surface, the weight indicated by the
balance
1. Will go on increasing continuously
2. Will go on decreasing continuously
3. Will remain same
4. Will first increase and then decrease
The gravitational field due to a mass distribution is in the x-direction. (K is a
constant). Taking the gravitational potential to be zero at infinity, its value at a distance x
is
1. K/x
2. K/2x
3.
4. K/2
The change in the potential energy, when a body of mass \(m\) is raised to a height \(nR\) from the Earth's surface is: (\(R\) = Radius of the Earth)
1. \(mgR\left(\frac{n}{n-1}\right)\)
2. \(nmgR\)
3. \(mgR\left(\frac{n^2}{n^2+1}\right)\)
4. \(mgR\left(\frac{n}{n+1}\right)\)
The value of g on the earth's surface is 980 cm/ . Its value at a height of 64 km from
the earth's surface is
1.
2.
3.
4. 980.45 cm/
(Radius of the earth R = 6400 kilometers)