Universal Law of Gravitation
Important Questions on Universal Law of Gravitation
The value of Universal Gravitational Constant is

The distance between the earth and the moon is

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

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

A ball is dropped from a height. If it takes to cross the last before hitting the ground, find the height from which it is dropped. Take .

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

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

A ball is projected vertically up with a speed of . Find the maximum height, the time to reach the maximum height and the speed at the maximum height. ()

What is the speed of an apple dropped from a tree after second? What distance will it cover during this time? Take .

Explain universal law of gravitation.

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

