The escape velocity for a rocket from the earth is \(11.2\) km/s. Its value on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is double that on the earth and the diameter of the planet is twice that of the earth (in km/s) will be:
1. | \(11.2\) | 2. | \(5.6\) |
3. | \(22.4\) | 4. | \(53.6\) |
The escape velocity for the Earth is taken \(v_d\). Then, the escape velocity for a planet whose radius is four times and the density is nine times that of the earth, is:
1. | \(36v_d\) | 2. | \(12v_d\) |
3. | \(6v_d\) | 4. | \(20v_d\) |
A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of a planet of radius \(R\) with a velocity equal to half the escape velocity for that planet. The maximum height attained by the body is:
1. \(\frac{R}{3}\)
2. \(\frac{R}{2}\)
3. \(\frac{R}{4}\)
4. \(\frac{R}{5}\)
A black hole is an object whose gravitational field is so strong that even light cannot escape from it. To what approximate radius would Earth (mass\(m=5.98\times 10^{24}~\text{kg})\) have to be compressed to be a black hole?
1. \(10^{-9}~\text{m}\)
2. \(10^{-6}~\text{m}\)
3. \(10^{-2}~\text{m}\)
4. \(100~\text{m}\)
The earth is assumed to be a sphere of radius \(R\). A platform is arranged at a height \(R\) from the surface of the earth. The escape velocity of a body from this platform is \(fv_e\), where \(v_e\) is its escape velocity from the surface of the earth. The value of \(f\) is:
1. \(\sqrt{2}\)
2. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)
3. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
4. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
If the radius of a planet is \(R\) and its density is \(\rho,\) the escape velocity from its surface will be:
1. \(v_e\propto \rho R\)
2. \(v_e\propto \sqrt{\rho} R\)
3. \(v_e\propto \frac{\sqrt{\rho}}{R}\)
4. \(v_e\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{\rho} R}\)
A particle is located midway between two point masses each of mass \(M\) kept at a separation \(2d.\) The escape speed of the particle is:
(neglecting the effect of any other gravitational effect)
1. \(\sqrt{\frac{2 GM}{d}}\)
2. \(2 \sqrt{\frac{GM}{d}}\)
3. \(\sqrt{\frac{3 GM}{d}}\)
4. \(\sqrt{\frac{GM}{2 d}}\)
Three identical particles each of mass \(M\) are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side \(a\). The escape speed of one particle will be:
1. \(\sqrt{\frac{4 GM}{a}}\)
2. \(\sqrt{\frac{3 GM}{a}}\)
3. \(\sqrt{\frac{2 GM}{a}}\)
4. \(\sqrt{\frac{GM}{a}}\)
1. | \(1:2\) | 2. | \(1:4\) |
3. | \(1:8\) | 4. | \(1:16\) |
1. | \(11.2~\text{km/s}\) | 2. | \(22.4~\text{km/s}\) |
3. | \(5.6~\text{km/s}\) | 4. | \(44.8~\text{km/s}\) |