Acceleration Due to Gravity

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Acceleration Due to Gravity: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Acceleration Due to Gravity of the Earth & Expression for Acceleration Due to Gravity of the Earth etc.

Important Questions on Acceleration Due to Gravity

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For a particle projected upwards is 20 m/s, match the following (g = 10 m/s2).

        Table 1                                                                                                                             Table 2
1. Distance travelled in 1 st sec.                                                                                       P. 5 m
2. Distance travelled in 2nd sec.                                                                                      Q. 15 m
3. Distance travelled in 3rd sec.                                                                                      R. 20 m
4. Distance travelled in 4th sec.                                                                                     S. 0 m
Choose the appropriate match

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Average density of the earth.

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If both the mass and radius of the earth, each decrease by 50%, the acceleration due to gravity would-

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The acceleration due to gravity on the planet is 1.96 ms-1. If it is safe to jump from a height of 4 m on the earth, then the corresponding height on the planet will be-

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The gravitational intensity in the force experienced by a unit mass at a point in the gravitational field is denoted by-

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The force experienced by a unit mass at a point in the gravitational field is called its-

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The space in which body experience a force by virtue of its mass is called.

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A person stands on a weighing machine kept on the floor of an elevator. When the elevator is at rest then the apparent weight of the person, If the elevator moves down with a constant acceleration, the apparent weight of the person is-

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Newton's law of gravitation

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The maximum weight of a body is

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An iron sphere of mass 10 kg has the same diameter as an aluminum sphere of mass 3.5 kg. Both the spheres are dropped simultaneously from a tower. When they are 10 m above the ground, they have the same: