Gravitational Potential & Field

Q. If the mass of an object is 10 kg and it is located at a point where the gravitational potential is -30 J/kg, what is the gravitational potential energy of the object?
  • A. -300 J
  • B. -30 J
  • C. 300 J
  • D. 30 J
Q. If the mass of an object is 5 kg and it is at a height of 10 m above the ground, what is its gravitational potential energy?
  • A. 50 J
  • B. 100 J
  • C. 500 J
  • D. 0 J
Q. If the mass of an object is doubled, how does its gravitational potential energy change at a constant height?
  • A. It remains the same
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It halves
  • D. It quadruples
Q. If the mass of an object is halved and the distance from the center of the Earth is doubled, what happens to the gravitational potential energy?
  • A. It remains the same.
  • B. It doubles.
  • C. It halves.
  • D. It quadruples.
Q. If the mass of an object is halved, how does its gravitational potential energy change at a constant height?
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It becomes zero
Q. If the mass of an object is tripled, how does its gravitational potential energy change at a constant height?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It increases by a factor of nine
Q. If the mass of an object is tripled, how does the gravitational potential energy change for a constant height?
  • A. It triples
  • B. It doubles
  • C. It halves
  • D. It remains the same
Q. In a gravitational field, the potential energy of an object is maximum at which point?
  • A. At the surface of the Earth
  • B. At infinity
  • C. At the center of the Earth
  • D. At the highest point in the field
Q. The gravitational field inside a uniform spherical shell is:
  • A. Zero
  • B. Constant
  • C. Increases linearly
  • D. Decreases linearly
Q. The gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet is 9.8 N/kg. What is the gravitational potential at the surface if the radius of the planet is 6.4 x 10^6 m?
  • A. -62.72 x 10^6 J/kg
  • B. -9.8 J/kg
  • C. -19.6 x 10^6 J/kg
  • D. -39.2 x 10^6 J/kg
Q. The gravitational field strength at the surface of the Earth is approximately 9.8 N/kg. What is the gravitational potential at the surface of the Earth?
  • A. 0 J/kg
  • B. -9.8 J/kg
  • C. -19.6 J/kg
  • D. -39.2 J/kg
Q. The gravitational potential at a point is defined as the work done in bringing a unit mass from infinity to that point. What is the unit of gravitational potential?
  • A. J/kg
  • B. N/kg
  • C. J/m
  • D. N/m
Q. The gravitational potential at infinity is defined as what value?
  • A. 0
  • B. 1
  • C. -1
  • D. Undefined
Q. The gravitational potential energy of a system of two masses is negative. What does this imply?
  • A. The masses are repelling each other
  • B. The masses are attracting each other
  • C. The system is in equilibrium
  • D. The potential energy is zero
Q. The gravitational potential energy of an object at height h is given by which formula?
  • A. mgh
  • B. gh
  • C. mg/h
  • D. mgh^2
Q. The gravitational potential energy of an object is given by which formula?
  • A. U = mgh
  • B. U = -GMm/r
  • C. U = 1/2 mv^2
  • D. U = Fd
Q. The gravitational potential energy of two masses m1 and m2 separated by a distance r is given by which formula?
  • A. -G(m1*m2)/r
  • B. G(m1*m2)/r
  • C. -G(m1+m2)/r
  • D. G(m1+m2)/r
Q. What happens to the gravitational potential as you move away from a mass?
  • A. It increases
  • B. It decreases
  • C. It remains constant
  • D. It oscillates
Q. What happens to the gravitational potential as you move away from a massive body?
  • A. It increases
  • B. It decreases
  • C. It remains constant
  • D. It oscillates
Q. What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object as it moves away from a planet?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object as it moves away from the Earth?
  • A. It increases.
  • B. It decreases.
  • C. It remains constant.
  • D. It becomes zero.
Q. What is the gravitational field strength at a distance 'R' from the center of a planet of radius 'R' and uniform density?
  • A. 0
  • B. g
  • C. g/2
  • D. g/4
Q. What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R?
  • A. GM/R^2
  • B. 2GM/R^2
  • C. GM/R
  • D. G/R^2
Q. What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of the Earth?
  • A. 9.8 N/kg
  • B. 10 N/kg
  • C. 11 N/kg
  • D. 12 N/kg
Q. What is the gravitational potential at a distance 'r' from a mass 'M'?
  • A. -GM/r
  • B. -GM/r^2
  • C. GM/r
  • D. GM/r^2
Q. What is the gravitational potential at a distance 'r' from a point mass 'M'?
  • A. -GM/r
  • B. -GM/r^2
  • C. GM/r
  • D. GM/r^2
Q. What is the gravitational potential at a point infinitely far away from a mass?
  • A. Zero
  • B. Positive
  • C. Negative
  • D. Undefined
Q. What is the gravitational potential at infinity?
  • A. Zero
  • B. Positive
  • C. Negative
  • D. Undefined
Q. What is the gravitational potential energy of a 10 kg mass at a height of 5 m above the ground?
  • A. 50 J
  • B. 100 J
  • C. 0 J
  • D. 10 J
Q. What is the gravitational potential energy of a 2 kg mass at a height of 5 m?
  • A. 10 J
  • B. 20 J
  • C. 30 J
  • D. 40 J
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