Gravitation

Q. A body is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m/s. How high will it rise before coming to rest?
  • A. 20 m
  • B. 40 m
  • C. 10 m
  • D. 30 m
Q. A body is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m/s. How high will it rise? (g = 10 m/s²)
  • A. 20 m
  • B. 40 m
  • C. 30 m
  • D. 10 m
Q. A mass 'm' is lifted to a height 'h' above the Earth's surface. What is the change in gravitational potential energy?
  • A. mgh
  • B. mg(h + R)
  • C. mgR
  • D. 0
Q. A mass m is lifted to a height h in a uniform gravitational field. What is the work done against gravity?
  • A. mgh
  • B. gh
  • C. mg
  • D. 0
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If it moves to a higher orbit, what happens to its potential energy?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its orbital radius is 4R, what is the gravitational force acting on it compared to that at the surface of the Earth?
  • A. 1/4
  • B. 1/16
  • C. 1/8
  • D. 1/2
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its orbital radius is tripled, how does the orbital speed change?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It is reduced to one-third
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its speed is doubled, what will happen to its orbital radius?
  • A. It will remain the same.
  • B. It will double.
  • C. It will increase by a factor of four.
  • D. It will decrease by a factor of four.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If its speed is increased, what will happen to its orbit?
  • A. It will remain circular
  • B. It will become elliptical
  • C. It will crash into the Earth
  • D. It will escape Earth's gravity
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the radius of the orbit is halved, what happens to the gravitational force acting on the satellite?
  • A. It remains the same
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It quadruples
  • D. It decreases by half
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. If the satellite's speed is increased, what will happen to its orbit?
  • A. It will remain circular
  • B. It will become elliptical
  • C. It will crash into the Earth
  • D. It will escape Earth's gravity
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What happens to its gravitational potential energy as it moves to a higher orbit?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the gravitational potential energy of the satellite?
  • A. It is positive.
  • B. It is negative.
  • C. It is zero.
  • D. It is constant.
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the relationship between its orbital speed v and the radius r of the orbit?
  • A. v = sqrt(G * M / r)
  • B. v = G * M / r^2
  • C. v = r * sqrt(G / M)
  • D. v = G * r / M
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the relationship between its orbital speed (v) and the radius of the orbit (r)?
  • A. v = sqrt(G * M / r)
  • B. v = G * M / r
  • C. v = r / G * M
  • D. v = G * r / M
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit at a height of 300 km above the Earth's surface. What is the approximate speed of the satellite?
  • A. 7.9 km/s
  • B. 5.0 km/s
  • C. 10.0 km/s
  • D. 3.5 km/s
Q. A satellite is in a polar orbit. What is the significance of this orbit?
  • A. It allows the satellite to cover the entire surface of the Earth.
  • B. It is the fastest orbit available.
  • C. It is used only for communication satellites.
  • D. It is the most stable orbit.
Q. At what distance from a mass M does the gravitational potential become zero?
  • A. At infinity
  • B. At the surface of the mass
  • C. At 1 meter
  • D. At 2 meters
Q. At what point between two equal masses does the gravitational force become zero?
  • A. At the midpoint
  • B. At a point closer to one mass
  • C. At a point closer to the other mass
  • D. It never becomes zero
Q. At what point in a gravitational field is the gravitational potential constant?
  • A. At the center of the mass
  • B. At infinity
  • C. Along an equipotential surface
  • D. At the surface of the mass
Q. At what point in space is the gravitational potential energy of an object zero?
  • A. At the center of the Earth
  • B. At infinity
  • C. At the surface of the Earth
  • D. At the Moon
Q. At what point in space is the gravitational potential zero?
  • A. At the center of the Earth.
  • B. At infinity.
  • C. At the surface of the Earth.
  • D. At the center of the Moon.
Q. For a satellite in a circular orbit, which of the following is true about its kinetic and potential energy?
  • A. K.E. = P.E.
  • B. K.E. > P.E.
  • C. K.E. < P.E.
  • D. K.E. = 0
Q. For a satellite in a low Earth orbit, what is the approximate altitude range? (2000)
  • A. 200-2000 km
  • B. 500-10000 km
  • C. 1000-20000 km
  • D. 30000-40000 km
Q. For a satellite in a stable orbit, what must be true about the centripetal force and gravitational force?
  • A. Centripetal force is greater than gravitational force
  • B. Centripetal force is less than gravitational force
  • C. Centripetal force equals gravitational force
  • D. Centripetal force is independent of gravitational force
Q. How does the gravitational field strength vary with distance from a point mass?
  • A. It increases linearly.
  • B. It decreases with the square of the distance.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It decreases linearly.
Q. How does the gravitational force between two objects change if the mass of one object is tripled?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It increases by a factor of nine
Q. How does the gravitational potential change as you move away from a planet?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It oscillates.
Q. How does the gravitational potential energy of a system of two masses change as they move closer together?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. How does the gravitational potential energy of an object change when it is lifted to a height 'h' above the ground?
  • A. It decreases.
  • B. It increases.
  • C. It remains the same.
  • D. It becomes zero.
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