Variation in the Acceleration Due to Gravity with Altitude, Depth, Latitude and Shape

Author:Maharashtra Board
11th Maharashtra Board
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Discuss the variation of acceleration due to gravity with altitude.

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Define escape speed. Derive an expression for the escape speed of an object from the surface of the each.

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Derive an expression for variation in gravitational acceleration of the Earth at with latitude.

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A body weight 5.6 kgwt on the surface of the earth, How much will be its the weight on a planet whose mass is 1/7th mass of the earth and radius twice that of the earth's radius

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At what distance below the surface of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity decreases by 10% of it's value at the surface, given radius of earth is 6400 km.