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Gravity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
kilogram
2.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
3.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
wieght
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
4.
Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?
a)
mass
b)
amount of matter in an object
c)
weight
d)
kilograms
5.

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

a)

undergo a change in their inertia

b)

experience forces of same magnitude

c)

have different accelerations

d)

have same velocities at any instant

6.

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

7.

The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of both objects are halved without changing distance between them, then the gravitational force would become

a)

F/4

b)

F/2

c)

F

d)

2F

8.

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

a)

will not move any more

b)

will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path

c)

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

d)

will continue to move in the circular path

9.

Law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between

a)

two charged bodies only

b)

any two bodies having some mass

c)

the earth and Sun only

d)

the earth and a point mass only

10.

The value of quantity G in the law of gravitation

a)

is independent of mass and radius of the earth

b)

depends on both mass and radius of earth

c)

depends on mass of earth only

d)

depends on radius of earth only

11.

Two particles are placed at some distance. If the mass of each of the two particles is doubled, keeping the distance between them unchanged, the value of gravitational force between them will be

a)

1/4 times

b)

4 times

c)

2 times

d)

unchanged

12.

The atmosphere is held to the earth by

a)

earth’s magnetic field

b)

clouds

c)

gravity

d)

wind

13.

The force of attraction between two unit point masses separated by a unit distance is called

a)

universal gravitational constant

b)

gravitational field

c)

acceleration due to gravity

d)

gravitational potential

14.

The weight of an object at the centre of the earth of radius R is

a)

R times the weight at the surface of the earth

b)

1R2\frac{1}{R^2}  times the weight at surface of the earth

c)

infinite

d)

zero

15.

An object weighs 10 N in air. When immersed fully in water, it weighs only 8 N. The weight of the liquid displaced by the object will be

a)

8 N

b)

2 N

c)

10 N

d)

18 N