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Gravitational force on the surface of the moon is only 1/6th as strong as gravitational force on the earth. What is the weight in newtons of a 10 kg object on the moon and on the earth?

10/11/2024

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Gravitation

Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?

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Gravitation

Amit buys few grams of gold at the poles as per the instruction of one of his friends. He hands over the same when he meets him at the equator. Will the friend agree with the weight of gold bought? If not, why? [Hint: The value of g is greater at thepoles than at the equator.]

10/11/2024

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Gravitation

What do we call the gravitational force between the earth and an object?

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Gravitation

What is the acceleration of free fall?

10/11/2024

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Gravitation

What is the importance of universal law of gravitation?

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Gravitation

What happens to the force between two objects, if
(i) the mass of one object is doubled?
(ii) the distance between the objects is doubled and tripled?
(iii) the masses of both objects are doubled?

10/11/2024

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9th

Gravitation

If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?

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Gravitation

The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?

10/11/2024

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9th

Gravitation

What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and a 1 kg object on its surface? (Mass of the earth is 6 × 1024 kg and radius of the earth is 6.4 × 106
 m.)

10/11/2024

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