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Gravitation 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

The value of Universal Gravitational constant is

a)

6.673X10-11 Nm-2kg2

b)

6.673X10-11 Nm2kg2

c)

6.673X10-11 Nm2 kg-2

d)

6.673 x10-11 N m-2 kg-2

2.

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

a)

distance and mass

b)

weight and time

c)

area and weight

3.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
4.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
5.
Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?
a)
F=Gm1m2/r
b)
F = Gm1m2/r2
c)
F = Gm1m2/2r
d)
F = m1m2/2r
6.

Kepler's Second Law states

a)

objects attract other objects with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses

b)

the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving around the Sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distance from the Sun

c)

An imaginary line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out an equal area of space in equal amounts of time.

d)

Planets move about the Sun in an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one of the foci.

7.
Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 
a)
ellipses
b)
perfect circles
8.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
more
b)
same
c)
dosen't matter
d)
less
9.
Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 
a)
F/3
b)
F/2
c)
F/6
d)
F/9
10.

How is the gravitational force between to objects related to their mass

a)

They are directly proportional

b)

They are inversely proportional

c)

They do not affect each other

d)

They are equal

11.

If the distance between 2 masses is increased then the force of gravitation between them will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

12.

If the mass of either m1 or m2 is increased then the force of gravitation between them will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

13.

The picture shows two exoplanets, b and c. The mass and radius of each planet is given in terms of M and r. What is the surface gravity on planet-c if the surface gravity on planet-b is 4 m/s2?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

4 m/s2

c)

8 m/s2

d)

32 m/s2

14.

The mass of moon is about 0.012 times that of the earth and its diameter is about 0.25 times that of earth. The value of G on the moon will be:

a)

Same as that on the earth

b)

About one-fifth of that on the earth

c)

About one-sixth of that on the earth

d)

About one-fourth of that on the earth

15.

An apple falls from a tree because of the gravitational attraction between the earth and the apple. If F1 is the magnitude of the force exerted by the earth on the apple and F2 is the magnitude of the force exerted by the apple on the earth, then

a)

F1 is very much greater than F2

b)

F2 is very much greater than F1

c)

F1 and F2 are equal

d)

F1 is only a little greater than F2

16.

A stone is released from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. Then its final velocity just before touching the ground will be:

a)

384.16 m/ s

b)

196 m/s

c)

19.6 m/s

d)

3841.4 m/s

17.

The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of both objects are doubled and distance between them becomes doubled, then the gravitational force would become

a)

4F

b)

6F

c)

2F

d)

F

18.

The weight of any person on the moon is about 1/6 times that on the earth. He can lift a mass of 12 kg on the earth. What will be the maximum mass, which can be lifted by the same force applied by the person on the moon?

a)

60KG

b)

72KG

c)

96KG

d)

54KG

19.

The masses of two planets are in the ratio 1 : 2. Their radii are in the ratio 1 : 2. The acceleration due to gravity on the planets are in the ratio

a)

1 : 2

b)

2:1

c)

1:4

d)

4:1

20.

On the earth, a stone is thrown from a height in a direction parallel to the earth’s surface while another stone is simultaneously dropped from the same height. Which stone would reach the ground first and why?

a)

free fall will reach first

b)

body with horizontal motion reach first

c)

both will reach at same time

d)

never reach ground

21.

The SI unit of G

a)

Ncm²/kg²

b)

Nm²kg²

c)

Nm²/kg²

d)

Nkg/m²

22.

The SI unit of weight

a)

kg

b)

N/m²

c)

N

d)

N cm/s²

23.

Gravitational forces are:

a)

always attractive

b)

always repulsive

c)

sometimes attractive and sometimes repulsive

d)

None of these

24.

The gravitational force between two objects does not depend on:

a)

Sum of the masses

b)

Product of the masses

c)

Gravitational constant

d)

(a)Distance between the masses

25.

The acceleration due to gravity at pole and equator can be related as:

a)

gp < ge

b)

gp = ge = g

c)

gp < ge = g

d)

gp > ge

26.

'The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the foci" is Kepler's

a)

First law

b)

Second law

c)

Third Law

27.

The value of 'g' ____ if we go inside the Earth

a)

changes

b)

remains the same

28.
Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 
a)
the shape of the planets' orbits
b)
the speed/area the planet travels 
c)
the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun
29.

Kepler's Third Law states

a)

objects attract other objects with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses

b)

the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving around the Sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distance from the Sun

c)

An imaginary line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out an equal area of space in equal amounts of time.

d)

Planets move about the Sun in an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one of the foci.

30.

The gravitational field strength at the surface of Earth is g. Another planet has double the radius of Earth and the same density as Earth. What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of this planet?

a)

g2\frac{g}{2}

b)

g4\frac{g}{4}

c)

2g2g

d)

4g4g