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An object thrown vertically upwards reaches a height of 500 m. What was its initial velocity (in m s-1)? g=10 m s-2

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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A body is dropped from rest. Its velocity varies with displacement covered as: 
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Two identical objects A and B each of mass m start moving along the same vertical line in opposite directions at the same instant. Object A is dropped from rest from a height H above the ground and object B is projected vertically upward from the ground with speed u=2gH. At what height above the ground do they collide?
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Find the ratio of the distance travelled by a freely falling body during the first and third second of its fall.
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Two identical objects A and B each of mass m start moving along the same vertical line in opposite directions at the same instant. Object A is dropped from rest from a height H above the ground and object B is projected vertically upward from the ground with speed u=2gH. After they collide, they stick to each other. What is the loss in their total energy?
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A metal ball of mass 5 kg falls from a height of 490 m. How much time it will take to reach the ground? (g = 9.8 m/s2) 

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If a ball is thrown at a velocity of 45 m s-1 in vertical upward direction, then what would be the velocity profile as function of height? (Assume, g=10 m s-2)
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The value of g at the centre of the Earth is _____.

(Choose from: infinity/ zero) 

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A stone thrown vertically upwards with initial velocity u reaches a height ‘h’ before coming down. Show that the time taken to go up is same as the time taken to come down.
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A body is thrown upwards. What is the direction of g when the body is at the topmost point of its journey?
 
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A student drops a ball from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. The velocity with which the ball hits the ground is 
Take, g=9.8 m/s2.
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Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why then, a heavy object does not fall faster than a light object?
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Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of moon would
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A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Taking g=10 m/s2, find the maximum height reached by the stone. What are the net displacement and the total distance covered by the stone?
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What do you mean by free fall?
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A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 s. (Use g = 10 m/s2)Find
(a) the velocity with which it was thrown up,
(b) the maximum height it reaches, and
(c) its position after 4 s.

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An object thrown vertically upwards reaches a height of 500 m. What was its initial velocity? How long will the object take to come back to the earth? Assume g=10 m s-2.
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An object takes 5 s to reach the ground from a height of 5 m on a planet. What is the value of g on the planet?
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Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?