Earth's Gravity
Earth's Gravity: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Acceleration Due to Gravity of the Earth, Weight of an Object, Experiment for Independancy of 'g' on Masses and, Variation in the Acceleration Due to Gravity at Different Places
Important Questions on Earth's Gravity
How do you prove that G is independent of mass of object?
Where is the accelerations due to gravity maximum? (at poles/at equator)
Choose the statements which are correctly related to weight.
At the _____ of the Earth, the weight of an object is zero.
You have a bag of cotton and an iron bag each containing a mass of when measured on a weighing machine. In reality one is heavier than the other. Can you say which one is heavier and why?
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Radius of the earth is approximately _____ () kilometres.
Objects of different masses have same acceleration due to gravity.
_____ is the force acting between an object and earth
Weight of an object on the earth is _____ the weight of the object on moon.
