GRAVITATION

Max. Marks: 30

DIRECTIONS: Questions 1-10 carry 1 mark each.

Question 1:Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of moon would

(a) have same velocities at any instant

(b) have different accelerations

(c) experience forces of same magnitude

(d) undergo a change in their inertia

Question 2: The value of acceleration due to gravity

(a) is same on equator and poles (b) is least on poles

(c) is least on equator (d) increases from pole to equator

Question 3 : A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in an horizontal circular path. If the
string breaks, the stone

(a) will continue to move in the circular path

(b) will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path

(c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path

(d) will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy

Question 4: An object is put one by one in three liquids having different densities. The
object floats with 1/9, 2 /11, 3/7 parts of their volumes outside the liquid surface in liquids of
densities d1 , d2 and d3 respectively. Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) d1 > d2 > d3 (b) d1 > d2 < d3

(c) d1< d2> d3 (d) d1 < d2 < d3

Question 5: The value of quantity G in the law of gravitation

(a) depends on mass of earth only

(b) depends on radius of earth only

(c) depends on both mass and radius of earth

(d) is independent of mass and radius of the earth

Question 6: A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. It

means that motion of the train is

(a) accelerated
(b) uniform

(c) retarded

(d) along circular tracks

Question 7: A body of weight 20N floats half submerged in a liquid. What is the buoyant
force on the body?

Question 8: Why are sleepers used below the rails?

Question 9: At which place on the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is zero?

Question 10: What is the SI unit of Universal Gravitational Constant(G)?

DIRECTIONS: Questions 11-15 carry 2 marks each.

Question 11: (a) Name the two factors on which the buoyant force depends.

(b) State the relationship between the buoyant force on an object and weight of the liquid
displaced by it?

Question 12: Show that if the Earth attracts two bodies A and B placed at the same
distance from the centre of the Earth with the same force, then their masses are equal.

Question 13:How is gravitational force of attraction between two bodies affected if

(i) Mass of both bodies is doubled

(ii) Distance between them is halved.

Question 14: Distinguish between mass and weight

Question 15:What is the difference between G and g?

Question 16:The Earth attracts the moon. Does the moon attract the Earth? If it does, why
does the Earth not move towards the moon? (3 marks)

Question 17:A stone fell from the top of a tower taking5 seconds to reach the ground level
calculate (1.5 + 1.5 marks)

Part (i) The velocity of the stone on reaching the ground.

Part (ii) The height of the tower (g = 9.8m/s 2 )

Question 18: (a) State Newtons universal law of gravitation (1 + 3 marks)

(b) Derive a mathematical expression for the Newtons law of gravitation.