Universal Law of Gravitation

Author:Telangana Board
9th Telangana Board
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Important Questions on Universal Law of Gravitation

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The value of Universal Gravitational Constant is 

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The distance between the earth and the moon is

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An apple falls from a tree. An insect in the apple finds that the earth is falling towards it with and acceleration 'g'. Who exerts the force needed to accelerate the earth with this acceleration?

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Can you think of two particles which do not exert gravitational force on each other? Why?

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A ball is dropped from a height. If it takes 0.2 s to cross the last 6 m before hitting the ground, find the height from which it is dropped. Take g=10 m s-2.

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Find the free-fall acceleration of an object on the surface of the moon, if the radius of the moon and its mass are 1740 km and 7.4×1022 kg respectively. Compare this value with free-fall acceleration of a body on the surface of the earth.

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Two spherical balls of mass 10 kg each are placed with their centres 10 cm apart. Find the gravitational force of attraction between them.

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A ball is projected vertically up with a speed of 50 m s-1. Find the maximum height, the time to reach the maximum height and the speed at the maximum height. (g=10 m s-2)

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What is the speed of an apple dropped from a tree after 1.5 second? What distance will it cover during this time? Take g=10 m s-2.

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Explain universal law of gravitation.

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Calculate the acceleration of the moon towards the earth's centre.