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The document is a list of 17 questions about gravitation for a 1 mark assignment. The questions cover topics like the gravitational force between Earth and the moon, why spinning causes dizziness, factors that determine if a planet has an atmosphere, why heavy and light objects fall at the same rate, gravitational shielding, how gravitational force changes with distance, mass and weight at the center of Earth, why gravitational potential energy is negative, the relationship between orbital and escape velocity, dependence of escape velocity on mass and direction, what would happen if Earth-satellite gravitational force became zero, why satellites don't require fuel to orbit, why satellites burn more during descent than ascent, placing a satellite in a constant orbit over New Delhi, how doubling

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11 Physics Chapter 8 Assignment 1

The document is a list of 17 questions about gravitation for a 1 mark assignment. The questions cover topics like the gravitational force between Earth and the moon, why spinning causes dizziness, factors that determine if a planet has an atmosphere, why heavy and light objects fall at the same rate, gravitational shielding, how gravitational force changes with distance, mass and weight at the center of Earth, why gravitational potential energy is negative, the relationship between orbital and escape velocity, dependence of escape velocity on mass and direction, what would happen if Earth-satellite gravitational force became zero, why satellites don't require fuel to orbit, why satellites burn more during descent than ascent, placing a satellite in a constant orbit over New Delhi, how doubling

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Gravitation
Assignment ( 1 Mark each )
Q 1. The mass of moon is nearly 10% of the mass of the earth. What will be
the gravitational force of the earth on the moon, in comparison to the
gravitational force of the moon on the earth?

Q 2. Why does one feel giddy while moving on a merry round?

Q 3. Name two factors which determine whether a planet would have atmosphere
or not.

Q 4. The force of gravity due to earth on a body is proportional to its mass, then
why does a heavy body not fall faster than a lighter body?

Q 5. The force of attraction due to a hollow spherical shell of uniform density


on a point mass situated inside is zero, so can a body be shielded from
gravitational influence?

Q 6. The gravitational force between two bodies in 1 N if the distance between


them is doubled, what will be the force between them?

Q 7. A body of mass 5 kg is taken to the centre of the earth. What will be its
(i) mass (ii) weight there.

Q 8. Why is gravitational potential energy negative?

Q 9. A satellite revolves close to the surface of a planet. How is its orbital


velocity related with escape velocity of that planet.

Q 10. Does the escape velocity of a body from the earth depend on (i) mass of
the body (ii) direction of projection

Q 11. If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between earth and satellite
become zero, what would happen to the satellite?

Q 12. A satellite does not require any fuel to orbit the earth. Why?

Q 13. A satellite of small mass burns during its desent and not during ascent. Why?

Q 14. Is it possible to place an artificial satellite in an orbit so that it is always


visible over New Delhi?

Q 15. If the density of a planet is doubled without any change in its radius, how
does g change on the planet.

Q 16. Mark the direction of gravitational intensity at (i) centre of a hemispherical


shell of uniform mass density (ii) any arbitrary point on the upper surface
of hemisphere.

Q 17. Why an astronaut in an orbiting space craft is not in zero gravity although
weight less?

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