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Quiz on Gravitation for Class 9

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to:

a)

The distance between them

b)

The square of the distance between them

c)

The cube of the distance between them

d)

The mass of the objects

2.

The force of gravitation between two bodies depends on:

a)

Their masses

b)

The distance between them

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

3.

Gravitational force acts:

a)

Only between heavy objects

b)

Only on planets

c)

Between any two bodies with mass

d)

Between charged particles

4.

The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) on the surface of Earth is approximately:

a)

6.67 m/s²

b)

8.9 m/s²

c)

9.8 m/s²

d)

10.5 m/s²

5.

What is the SI unit of gravitational constant (G)?

a)

N m²/kg²

b)

N/kg²

c)

N m²/kg

d)

kg m²/N²

6.

The mass of an object on the moon compared to its mass on Earth will be:

a)

Same

b)

Six +mes less

c)

Six +mes more

d)

Twice as much

7.

The weight of an object on the moon is about:

a)

Twice its weight on Earth

b)

Same as its weight on Earth

c)

One-sixth of its weight on Earth

d)

One-third of its weight on Earth

8.

What is the force of gravitation between two 1 kg masses kept 1 meter apart? (G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ N m²/kg²):

a)

6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ N

b)

6.67 × 10⁻⁸ N

c)

6.67 × 10⁻⁷ N

d)

6.67 × 10⁻⁹ N

9.

Which of the following planets has the largest gravitational pull?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

10.

The formula for gravitational force is:

a)

F = Gm₁m₂/r

b)

F = Gm₁m₂/r²

c)

F = Gm₁r²/m₂

d)

F = Gm₁/m₂

11.

The weight of an object is:

a)

The same everywhere

b)

The force with which Earth airacts it

c)

The force with which it airacts Earth

d)

Constant

12.

If the distance between two objects is doubled, the gravitational force between them will:

a)

Increase four times

b)

Decrease by four times

c)

Remain the same

d)

Decrease by half

13.

Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is:

a)

1.67 m/s²

b)

9.8 m/s²

c)

3.7 m/s²

d)

24.79 m/s²

14.

Weight is measured in:

a)

Newtons

b)

Kilograms

c)

Joules

d)

Meters

15.

Which scientist gave the law of universal gravitation?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Niels Bohr

16.

Gravitational force is a:

a)

Contact force

b)

Non-contact force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Frictional force

17.

The gravitational force between two masses is directly proportional to:

a)

The square of the distance between them

b)

The product of their masses

c)

The sum of their masses

d)

None of the above

18.

If Earth's radius decreases by half, the acceleration due to gravity on its surface will:

a)

Remain the same

b)

Become half

c)

Increase four +mes

d)

Decrease four +mes

19.

The force of gravitation between two bodies does not depend on:

a)

The masses of the bodies

b)

The distance between the bodies

c)

The nature of the bodies

d)

None of the above

20.

Which object has the maximum gravitational pull?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Jupiter

21.

An object is dropped from a height. Its velocity aoer 5 seconds will be:

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

24.5 m/s

c)

49 m/s

d)

19.6 m/s

22.

Which statement is true about weight?

a)

It remains constant

b)

It changes with location

c)

It is a scalar quantity

d)

It is equal to mass

23.

If the mass of an object is doubled, its weight will:

a)

Become half

b)

Become double

c)

Remain the same

d)

Become four +mes

24.

Escape velocity is the minimum velocity needed to:

a)

Escape the atmosphere

b)

Orbit the Earth

c)

Escape a planet's gravitational pull

d)

None of the above

25.

The universal gravitational constant (G) was first measured by:

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Henry Cavendish