Gravitation questions
1239 published questions with worked solutions.
- Which one of the following statements is true for the relation F = Gm_1m_2 r^2 ? (All symbols have their usual meanings)
- Which one of the following statements about a satellite orbiting around the Earth is correct ?
- Which one of the following statements about gravitational force is NOT correct ?
- A planet has a mass M_1 and radius R_1. The value of acceleration due to gravity on its surface is g_1. There is another planet...
- Suppose there are two planets, 1 and 2, having the same density but their radii are R_1 and R_2 respectively, where R_1 > R_2....
- Two planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits, with their radius of orbit as R_1 = R and R_2 = 4R. Ratio of their periods...
- Escape speed from the Earth is close to 11 2 km s ^ -1 . On another planet whose radius is half of the Earth's radius and whose...
- An astronaut whose weight on the Earth is 600 N experiences weightlessness on International Space Station orbiting around the...
- For an object in gravitational field, the gravitational potential is the same at two points A and B, but the gravitational field...
- One year at a planet is 8 times as large as compared to the one year at the Earth. Which one of the following is correct about...
- Consider the following statements : I. The weight of an object is the same everywhere on the surface of the Earth, but its...
- The distance between two stars of masses 3M_S and 6M_S is 9R. Here R is the mean distance between the centers of the Earth and...
- Two spherical stars A and B have densities _A and _B, respectively. A and B have the same radius, and their masses M_A and M_B...
- Two satellites P and Q are moving in different circular orbits around the Earth (radius R). The heights of P and Q from the Earth...
- A particle of mass m is under the influence of the gravitational field of a body of mass M ( m). The particle is moving in a...
- Given below are two statements Statement-I: The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe....
- If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will...
- Two planets A and B of equal mass are having their period of revolutions T_A and T_B such that T_A = 2T_B. These planets are...
- An object of mass 1 kg is taken to a height from the surface of earth which is equal to three times the radius of earth. The gain...
- If the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a point mass at a height h above the surface of earth is same as that of the...
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