Escape Speed
Author:Jharkhand Board
11th Jharkhand Board
IMPORTANT
Important Questions on Escape Speed
MEDIUM
IMPORTANT
A spaceship is stationed on Mars. How much energy must be expended on the spaceship to launch it out of the solar system? Mass of the space ship mass of the sun mass of mars radius of mars radius of the orbit of mars .

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT
The escape speed of a projectile on the earth’s surface is . A body is projected out with thrice this speed. What is the speed of the body far away from the earth? Ignore the presence of the sun and other planets. (Find the value in kmps upto one decimal place)

EASY
IMPORTANT
Does the escape speed of a body from the earth depend on the mass of the body, the location from where it is projected, the direction of projection, the height of the location from where the body is launched?

