Gravitational Force of Attraction 1. If there was a reduction in gravitational effect, then which of the following forces do you think would change in some respect? (a) Magnetic force (b) Electrostatic force (© Viscous force (@) Archimedes uplift 2. Three equal masses of 1 kg each are placed at the vertices of an equilateral APQR and a mass of 2 kg is placed at the centroid 0 of the triangle which is at a distance of 2 m from each of the vertices of the triangle. The force, (in newton) acting on the mass of 2kgis: @2 (b) v2 1 @ zero &. Force between two objects of equal masses is F. If 25% mass of one object is transferred to the other object, then the new force will be : F 3 15 @z OIF ORF wr 4. Three particles each of mass m are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a. What is the value of gravitational force experienced by each particle ? A 2 2 (a) yy E(w) LG @ a a (d) Zero 5. Two particles of masses m and 9m are placed at distance d apart. At what distance from mass 9m a particle of mass my should be placed so that it ‘experience no gravitational force? d dyad ws ie u(y 4 @ (a) 2 (b) 3 f° q (d) 6. Force between two objects of equal masses is F. If 50% mass of one object is transferred to the other object, then willbe the new force : 3F © es é F SF (@) F oF @> Gravitation 7, If density of earth increased 4 times and its raijy become half of what it is, our weight will 7 (a) Be four times its present value (b) Be doubled (© Remain same (@) Be halved 8. Two small balls of masses aq a ‘m’ and ‘4m’ are placed QZ. __@ 20m apart. If they are gy, released and due to gravitational attraction they collide somewhere at? (Fig). The ‘x’ is : (@ 8 (b) 16 © 10 (@) none of these 9. A spherical hole is made in a solid sphere of radius R. The mass of the sphere before hollowing was M. The gravitational field at the centre of the hole due to the remaining mass is : (a) zero (by Mt o eM, 8R 2R 10. Ifthe distance between the centres of earth and moa is D and mass of earth is 81 times that of moon. what distance from the centre of earth gravitation field will be zero? D 2D (a) = fo 2 WF 11. The force between a hollow sphere and a point mass at P inside it as shown in figure : (@) is attractive and constant () is attractive and depends on the Position of the point with respect to cent (0) is zero (@ is repulsive and constant 4D m0 OF. ODGravitational Acceleration 20. 21 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Abody of mass 500g is thrown upward with a velocity ed and reaches back to the surface of a planet er 20 sec. Then the weight of the body on that Planet is : (a) 2N (b) 4N (c) 5N (d) IN Acceleration due to gravity on moon is 1/6 of the acceleration due to gravity on earth. If the ratio of 5 densities of earth (p,) and moon (@,) is () : Pm then radius of moon R,, in terms of R, will be : 5 i (a) =R, a cs ral ie OER © we @ 23 Re The maximum vertical distance through which a fully dressed astronaut can jump on the earth is 0.5m. If mean density of the moon is two-third that of the earth and radius is one quarter that of the earth, the maximum vertical distance through which he can jump on the moon and the ratio of time of duration of the jump on the moon to hold on the earth are : (a) 3m, 6:1 (b) 6m, 3:1 (c) 3m, 1:6 (d) 6m, 1:6 A stone weighs 100 N on the surface of earth. The ratio of its weight at a height of half the radius of the earth to a depth of half the radius of earth will be approximately : (a) 3.6 (b) 2.2 (18 (d) 0.9 The height vertically above the earth’s surface at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes 1% of its value at the surface is: (R is the radius of the earth) (a) 8R (b) 9R ()10R = (@) 20R The ratio between the values of acceleration due to gravity at a height 1km above and at a depth of 1km below the earth’s surface is : (radius of earth is R) R-2 R R-2 2R @ea Opa © 5 m7 (1 The speed of earth’s rotation about its axis is . Its speed is increased to x times to make the effective acceleration due to gravity equal to zero at the equator. Then x is equal to:354 @1 @as OT OM radius R, if 39 is 27. Ifearth is supposed to be a sphere o! s value of acceleration due to gravity at latitude of 30° and g atthe poles, the value of ¢ ~g30 3 163 b) 30°R @ tor w 2 oR (@ 50%R 28. The acceleration of moon with respect to earth is 0.0027 m/s? and the acceleration of an apple falling on earth's surface is about 10 m/s”. Assume that the radius of the moon is one fourth of the earth’s radius. If the moon is stopped for an instant and then released, it will fall towards the earth. The initial acceleration of the moon towards the earth will be : (a) 10 mys? () 0.0027 mys* © 64 mvs? (@) 5.0. m/s? 29. The acceleration of the moon just before it strikes the earth in the previous question is : (@) 10 m/s? () 0.0027 m/s* (©) 6.4 m/s? (@ 5.0 m/s? 30. Consider a planet in some solar system which has a mass double the mass of the earth and density equal to the average density of the earth. An object weighing W on the earth will weight : @w &) Ww ow, (@) 2”9W at the planet 31. A tunnel has been dug into a solid sphere of non-uniform mass density as shown in the figure. As one moves from A to B, the magnitude of gravitational field intensity : A (a) will continuously decrease () will decrease upto the centre of sphere and then increase (©) may increase or decrease (d) will continuously increase 32. A planet has twice the density of earth but the acceleration due to gravity on its surface is exactly the same as on the surface of earth. Its radius in terms of earth's radius R will be : (a) R/4 (b) R/2 x © RB (d) RvB 33. Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R are released in free space with initial separation between their centres equal t0 12R. If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body before collision is : Peis oie | @asr O75R O1sR wy, 34, ‘The tidal waves in the seas are primariy dan (a) the gravitational effect ofthe sun on ge” (b) the gravitational effec of the moon gy (© the rotation of the earth Pei, (4) the atmospheric eect of the earth tag 35. Acceleration due to gravity at the centre Of the is: = @s ®s/2 Orzo ite 36. The height at which the weight of a bog 1/16" of its weight on the surface fea R),is: {ry @3R OAR OR yy 37, Inside a uniform spherical shell : (a) the gravitational field is zero (6) the gravitational potential is same every © the gravitational field is same everywhere (d) all are correct 38. Let V and £ represent the gravitational potent zt field ata distance r from the centre of a uniforms, sphere. Consider the two statements : (A) The plot of V against r is discontinuous. (B) The plot of E against r is discontinuous, (a) Both (A) and (B) are correct. (©) (A) is correct but (B) is wrong, (© @ is correct but (A) is wrong. (A) Both (A) and (B) are wrong. 39. Which one of the following plots represents tt Variation of gravitational field on a partide distance r due to a thin spherical shell of radius?" is measured from the centre of the spherical shel) 5 5 @ 40. Dependence of intensity of gravitational sell earth with distance (r) from centre o Correctly represented by :x what height from the surface of earth the citation potential and the value of g are 554xl0" Jkg™* and 6.0ms"? respectively ? Take the radius of earth as 6400 km, (@) 2600 km (b) 1600 km (0 14000 km (@ 2000 km q-the acceleration due to gravity at a height 1 km above the earth is the same as at a depth d below the surface of earth, Then : 1 a2 km @d=5 (b) d=1km (d=3km @ d=2km 48, The acceleration due to gravity g at surface of earth and mean density of earth p are related by which of tie following relations is correct? (G = gravitational constant and R = radius of earth) Ogek Denk Ogesy sak 4, imagine a new planet having the same density as that ofearth but it is 4 times bigger than the earth in size. UF the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth sg and that on the surface of the new planet is a’ then : @e’=4g 0b) g’ rok dg’ = 64 Os'=75 Os 4 ‘5. The value of’ reduces to 1/4’ of its value at surface ofearth at a height ‘h’, then : @h=R )h=2R (© h=3R/Bd) h=3R * At any planet 'g’ is 4.9 m sec. If it is safe to jump ™ a height of Sm on earth, then what should be “responding safe height for jumping on that Planet? 023" 25m (20m @ 10m ‘he earth stops rotating suddenly, then weight at Pele would will be : © decrease (b) remain constant (© increase (@) increase or decrease depending on the position of earth in the orbit round the sun. 48. When the radius of earth is reduced by 3% without changing the mass, then the acceleration due to gravity will : (a) increase by 6% (b) decrease by 3% (0) increase by 3% @ decrease by 6% 49. If the rotational speed of earth is increased then weight of a body at the pole : (@) increases (b) decreases (© becomes double _(d) does not changes 50. A body weights W newton at the surface of the earth. Itweight at a height equal to 1/4" of the radius of the earth will be : Ww 16w oF OFF o e @ none of these 51. 1kgsugaris taken from equator to pole then its mass: (a) will increase (b) will decrease (c) will remains same (a) none of these 52. 1 kg sugar is taken from equator to pole then its weight : (a) will increase (b) will decrease © will remains same —_(@) none of these 53. 1 kg sugar is weight at pole & equator by using : (® weight machine (ii) spring balance (ii) weight balance (a) weight machine will read more at pole (b) spring balance will read more at pole (© weight balance will read same at both place (@) all are correct 54, If mass of an object on read is m, then its mass on moon will be : (a) 1/6" times (© 1/36" times 55. If acceleration due to gravity at 32 km depth for earth is 9.7 m/s”, then at what height value of g will be (b) 6 times (d) none of these same ? (a) At 32 km (b) At 64 km (© At 16 km (d) At 128 km 56. The value of acceleration due to gravity for earth at a depth 3200 km will be : (a) 49 m/se? (b) 9.8 m/sec?356 (©) 19.6 m/sec? (d) can’t calculate 57. Atwhat height g will be same as g at depth d = canoe earth ? (where R is radius of earth) 3R 3R h=— =— @ haz @) has (Qh=R (@) h=2R 58. Suppose a vertical tunnel is along the diameter of earth, assumed to be a sphere of uniform mass density p. If a body of mass mis thrown in this tunel, its acceleration at a distance y from the centre is given by : fa) Zpym ) oapy 4 4 () 3m (d) 3 mGpy 59. If the rotational speed of earth is increased then weight of a body at the equator : (a) increases (b) decreases (c) becomes double (d) does not changes 60. More amount of sugar is obtained in 1 kg weight : (a) at north pole (b) at equator (c) between pole and equator (d) at south pole 61. Ifa man at the equator would weight (3/5)" of his weight, the angular speed of the earth is : 2g g R 2R a) => w E © fr d) j2— (a) SR R (d) Sg The rotation of the earth about its axis speeds up such that a man on the equator becomes weightless. In such a situation, what would be the duration of one day ? (a) an fe >) zf iS anVg (0) 2n/RE @ a VRE 62.