Gravitation

1. If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between earth and a satellite revolving around it
becomes zero, then the satellite will
(a) continue to move in its orbit with same velocity
(b) move tangentially to the original orbit with the same velocity
(c) become stationary in its orbit
(d) move towards the earth
(AIEEE 2002)

2.

The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from the earths surface (radius R) to infinity
is
(a) mg

R
2

(b) 2mgR

(c) mgR

(d) mg

R
4
(AIEEE 2002)

3.

The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 h. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is
increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will become
(a) 10 h
(b) 80 h
(c) 40 h
(d) 20 h
(AIEEE 2003)

4.

Two spherical bodies the mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R respectively are released in free space
with initial separation between their centers equal to 12 R. If they attract each other due to
gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision is
(a) 2.5 R
(b) 4.5 R
(c) 7.5 R
(d) 1.5 R
(AIEEE 2003)

5.

The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth is 11 km/s. If
the body is projected at an angle of 45 with the vertical, the escape velocity will be
(a) 11 2 km/s
(b) 22 km/s
(c) 11 km/s
(d) 11 / 2 km/s

6.

The time period of an earths satellite in circular orbit is independent of

(a) the mass of the satellite
(b) radius of its orbit
(c) both the mass and radius of the orbit
(d) neither the mass of the satellite nor the radius of its orbit

7.

Average density of the earth

(a) does not depend on g
(c) is directly proportional to g

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(b) is a complex function of g

(d) is inversely proportional to g
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8.

The change in the value of g at a height h above the surface of the earth is the same as at a depth d
below the surface of earth. When both d and h are much smaller then the radius of earth, then which
one of the following is correct?
(a) d

h
2

(b) d

3h
2

(c) d 2h

(d) d h
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9.

A satellite of mass m revolves around the earth of radius R at a height x from its surface. If g is the
acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth, the orbital speed of the satellite is
(a) gx

(b)

gR
Rx

(c)

gR 2
Rx

(d)

gR 2

R x

1/ 2

(AIEEE 2004)

10.

If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earths surface, the gain in the potential energy of an
object of mass m raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius R of the earth, is
(a) 2mgR

(b)

1
mgR
2

(c)

1
mgR
4

(d) mgR
(AIEEE 2004)

11.

A particle of mass 10g is kept on the surface of a uniform sphere of mass 100 kg and radius 10 cm.
Find the work to be done against the gravitational force between them, to take the particle far away
from the sphere (you may take G = 6.67 1011 Nm2/kg2)
(a) 13.34 1010 J
(b) 3.33 1010 J
(c) 6.67 109 J
(d) 6.67 1010 J
(AIEEE 2005)

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