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Worksheet - 11 (Lecture-1) Topic : Gravitation

1. A stone dropped from a height 'h' reaches the Earth's surface in 1 s. If the same stone is taken to Moon
and dropped freely from the same height then it will reach the surface of the Moon in a time
(The 'g' of Moon is 1/6 times that of Earth) :-
(1) 6 seconds (2) 9 seconds (3) 3 seconds (4) 6 seconds

2. Weight of a body decreases by 1% when it is raised to a height h above the Earth's surface. If the
body is taken to a depth h in a mine, then its weight will
(1) decrease by 0.5% (2) decrease by 2% (3) increase by 0.5% (4) increase by 1%

3. Find the percentage decrement in the weight of a body when taken to a height of 16 km above the
surface of earth. (radius of earth is 6400 km)
(1) 1 % (2) 0.5 % (3) 2 % (4) 5%

4. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity at a height equal to half the radius of earth, from surface
of earth ? [take g = 10 m/s2 on earth's surface]
(1) 4.44 m/s 2 (2) 3.33 m/s 2 (3) 9.8 m/s2 (4) 10 m/s2

5. At which height from the earth's surface does the acceleration due to gravity decrease by 75% of its
value at earth's surface ?
(1) h = 3R (2) h = 2R (3) h = R/2 (4) h = R

6. At what depth below the surface does the acceleration due to gravity becomes 70% of its value on
the surface of earth ?
(1) 1920 km (2) 2920 km (3) 3920 km (4) 4920 km

7. The value of 'g' reduces to half of its value at surface of earth at a height 'h', then :-

(1) h = R (2) h = 2R (3) h 2 1 R (4) h 2 1 R

8. At some planet 'g' is 1.96 m/sec2. If it is safe to jump from a height of 2m on earth, then what should
be corresponding safe height for jumping on that planet:-
(1) 5m (2) 2m (3) 10m (4) 20m

9. Acceleration due to gravity at earth's surface is 'g' m/s 2 . Find the effective value of acceleration due
to gravity at a height of 32 km from sea level:
(Re = 6400 Km)
(1) 0.5g m/s 2 (2) 0.99g m/s2 (3) 1.01g m/s2 (4) 0.90g m/s2

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PHYSICS Selective Interactive Revision

Worksheet - 11 (Lecture-1) Topic : Gravitation

10. The change in the value of 'g' at a height 'h' above the surface of the earth is same as at a depth 'd'.
If 'd' and 'h' are much smaller than the radius of earth, then which one of the following is correct?
3h
(1) d = h (2) d = 2h (3) d = (4) d = h/2
2

11. A body weighs W newton at the surface of the earth. Its weight at a height equal to half the radius
of the earth will be :
W 2W 4W W
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 3 9 4

12. More amount of sugar is obtained in 1kg weight:

(1) At North pole (2) At equator
(3) Between pole and equator (4) At South pole

13. If the rotational speed of earth is increased then weight of a body at the equator
(1) increases (2) decreases
(3) becomes double (4) does not changes

14. If the mass of the Sun were ten times smaller and the universal gravitational constant were ten time
larger in magnitude, which of the following is not correct ?
(1) Raindrops will fall faster
(2) Walking on the ground would become more difficult
(3) Time period of a simple pendulum on the Earth would decrease
(4) 'g' on the Earth will not change

15. Which of the following statements are true about acceleration due to gravity?
(a) 'g' decreases when moving away from the centre if r > R
(b) 'g' decreases when moving away from the centre if r < R
(c) 'g' is zero at the centre of earth
(d) 'g' decreases if earth stops rotating on its axis
(1) (a) & (b) (2) (a), (b) & (c)
(3) (a) & (c) (4) (a), (b) (c) & (d)

16. The height at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes g/9 (where g = acceleration due to gravity
on the surface of the earth) in terms of R, (the radius of the earth) is :-
R R
(1) (2) 2R (3) 2R (4)
2 2

17. The height at which the acceleration due to gravity decreases by 36% of its value on the surface of
the earth is: (Assume radius of the earth is R) :-
R R R
(1) (2) (3) (4) 4 R
4 2 6

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