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An object weighs 588 N on the earth. What would be its mass on the moon? What is the acceleration due to gravity on the moon? (take g=9.8 m/s2)

Important Questions on Gravitation

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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Check Your Progress>Q 7
Consider a heavenly body which has a mass twice that of the earth and a radius thrice that of the earth. What will be the weight of an object on this heavenly body, if its weight on the earth is 450 N?
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Check Your Progress>Q 8
How much would a 70 kg man weigh on the moon? What will be his mass on the earth? (take gm=1.6 m/s2)
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q A
When the masses of two bodies are doubled and separation between them is halved, what effect do they have on the gravitational force between them?
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q A
If earth were twice as massive but remained the same size, what would happen to the value of g?
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q B
If the force of the earth on the moon vanishes suddenly, what will be the path of the moon? Give reasons.
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q B
If a planet exists with a radius which is double that of earth and made of the same material of density d, find its acceleration due to gravity in terms of that on the surface of the earth.
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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q C

What happens to the force of gravitation between two objects, if mass of one object is tripled?

 

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LIVING SCIENCE PHYSICS 9>Chapter 3 - Gravitation>Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions>Q C

What happens to the force of gravitation between two objects, if distance between the objects is halved?