Daily Practice Problems

PHYSICS | GRAVITATION-4 | 13-12-2021

TOPIC: Gravitation-4
1. If g0, gh and gd be the acceleration due to gravity at earth’s surface, at height h and at a
depth d
respectively, then
(c) g0 > gh and g0 > gd
(b) g0 < gh and g0 < gd
(c) g0 > gh and g0 < gd
(d) g0 < gh and g0 > gd
2. A uniform solid sphere of radius R produces a gravitational acceleration ag on its
surface. At what two distances from the centre of the sphere the acceleration due
to gravity is ag/4 ?
(a) 4R, 0.50R
(b) 2R, 0.25R
(c) 3R, 0.33R
(d) 2R, 0.50R
3. With what angular velocity should the earth spin in order that a body lying at 45° latitude
becomes weightless?
(R = radius of the earth)

(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) None of these
4. Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R, respectively are released
in free space with initial separation between their centres equal to 12R. If they attract
each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the
smaller body just before collision is
(a) 2.5R
(b) 4.5R
(c) 7.5R
(d) 1.5R
5. A stone weighs 100 N on the surface of the earth. The ratio of its weight at a height of
half the radius of the earth to a depth of half the radius of the earth will be
approximately________.
6. A body hanging from a massless spring stretches it by 3 cm on earth’s surface. At a
place 800 km above the earth’s surface, the same body will stretch the spring
by_____cm.
(Radius of earth = 6400 km)
7. 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) xR where

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 the value of x is_______.

ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (0.9) 6. (2.37) 7. (9)

EXPLANATIONS
1. (a) : At a height h,

 g0 > gh

At a depth d,



 g0 > gd
2. (b) : At a height h above the surface,

ag
Here, gh = and g = ag
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or R + h = 2R or h = R
 Distance from the centre = R + h = R + R = 2R

At a depth d below the surface,

Here,

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  Distance from the centre = R – d

Hence the required answer is (2R, 0.25R).

3. (b) : Here, latitude,  = 45°
Acceleration due to gravity at latitude  is given by
g = g – R2cos2
As the body becomes weightless at latitude 45°
 g = 0
– R2cos2 = 0

4. (c) : Let the smaller sphere covered distance X1 and bigger sphere covered distance X2.

As, X1 + X2 = 9 R
 MX1 = 5MX2
X
So, X1  1  9R  X1  7.5R
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5. (0.9) : Weight of a mass depends on the acceleration due to gravity (g).
Acceleration due to gravity at height from the surface of earth,

...(i)

 Acceleration due to gravity at depth from the surface of earth

...(ii)

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  Required ratio

6. (2.37) : When the body is hanging on a spring F = -kx = mg

...(i)

Spring force F acts on it, where x is extension in spring.

Let 800 km above the Earth’s surface, the stretch in the length of the spring be x and
value of g is g

...(ii)

From eqn. (i), we get

kx = mg, x  g
...(iii)

Therefore,

From eqn (ii) and (iii), we get

g g g ´ 64 64
= 2
= 2
= =
g ´ 81 81
( 18 ) g (98 )
g 1+

 x   64 x
81
 x   64 cm [ x  3 cm]
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7. (9) : Acceleration due to gravity at a height h above the earth’s surface is

where, G = Universal gravitational constant

R = Radius of the earth

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According to given problem,

 or


or or

 h = 9R

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