Gravitation questions
1239 published questions with worked solutions.
- At a height 'R' above the earth's surface the gravitational acceleration is (R = radius of earth, g = acceleration due to gravity...
- The mass of a spherical planet is 4 times the mass of the earth, but its radius (R) is same as that of the earth. How much work...
- The radius of a planet is twice the radius of the earth. Both have almost equal average mass densities. If 'V_P' and 'V_E' are...
- The depth from the surface of the earth of radius R, at which acceleration due to gravity will be 60% of the value on the earth...
- The average density of the earth is [g is acceleration due to gravity] [MHT-CET 2021]
- If the horizontal velocity given to a satellite is greater than critical velocity but less than the escape velocity at the...
- The period of revolution of planet A around the sun is 8 times that of planet B. How many times the distance of A from the sun is...
- A body of mass 'm' is dropped from a height R/2, to the surface of earth where 'R' is radius of earth. It's speed when it will...
- The height above the surface of the earth where acceleration due to gravity becomes (g/9) is (R = radius of earth, g =...
- Two satellites A and B rotates round a planet's orbit having radius 4R and R respectively. If the speed of satellite A is 3V then...
- A satellite of mass 'm' is revolving around the earth of mass 'M' in an orbit of radius 'r'. The angular momentum of the...
- The acceleration due to gravity on moon is 1/6^ th times the acceleration due to gravity on earth. If the ratio of the density of...
- Two spherical planets A and B have same mass but densities are in ratio 8:1. For these planets, the ratio of acceleration due to...
- The escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s. The escape velocity of a body from a planet having same...
- The time period 'T' of a satellite is related to the density ( ) of the planet which is orbiting close around the planet as...
- The escape velocity for a planet whose mass is six times the mass of earth and radius is twice the radius of earth will be [V_e =...
- A body weights 'W' newton on the surface of the earth. Its weight at a height equal to half the radius of the earth, will be...
- A geostationary satellite is revolving around the earth. If the radius of the earth is 'R' and the angular speed about its own...
- A satellite S_1 of mass 'm' is moving in an orbit of radius 'r'. Another satellite S_2 of mass '2m' is moving in an orbit of...
- The mass and radius of earth is M_e and R_e respectively and that of moon is M_m and R_m respectively. The distance between the...
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