VAIBHAV INSTITUTE OF STUDIES

CLASS XI
PHYSICS
GRAVITATION
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
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Q1- The sum of kinetic and potential energy is when a missile is launched with a velocity
less than the escape velocity.
(a) 0
(b) Negative
(a) Positive
(b) None of these options
Q2- If the distance between the earth and the sun doubles, what would be the duration of the
year?
(a) 365 days
(b) 366 days
(c) 730 days
(d) 1032 days
Q3- If the density of Earth is doubled keeping its radius constant then acceleration due to
gravity will become (the present value is 9,8 ms-2)
(a) 9.8 ms-2. (b) 4.9 ms-2. (c) 19.6 ms-2. (d) 2.45 ms-2
Q4- At what height above the surface of Earth of radius R will the acceleration due to gravity
be reduced by 0.1%?
(a) R/100. (b) R/200. (c) R/1000. (d) R/2000
Q5- How much work per kilogram need to be done to shift a 1kg mass from the surface of
Earth to infinity? Take acceleration due to gravity = g and radius of the Earth = R.
(a) gR. (b) R/g. (c) g/R². (d) g/R
Q6- The orbital speed of Jupiter is
(a) less than the orbital speed of Earth.
(b) greater than the orbital speed of Earth.
(c) equal to the orbital speed of Earth.
(d) zero
Q7- Let A be the area swept out by the line joining the Earth and Sun during February 2005.
The area swept out by the line during a typical week in February 2005 is ………………….
Q8- The escape velocity will ……………… if a planet is made bigger keeping its density
constant.
Q9- Tell which of the following statements are True/False?
(а) G is not equal to 6.67 × 10-11 Nm² kg-2 on the surface of Earth.
(b) The escape velocity on the surface of Earth is greater than the escape velocity from the
moon's surface as the moon has no atmosphere but Earth has.
(c) The angular momentum of a satellite going round the Earth remains conserved.
(d) The relation g= GM/r²p holds good for all the celestial bodies.
Q10- Weight of an object in a free fall is equal to
(a) mass of the object × gravitational acceleration
(b) Zero
(c) greater than when the object was at rest
(d) less than when the object was at rest
Q11- A Saturn year is 29.5 times the earth year. How far is the saturn from the sun if the
earth is 1.50×10⁸ km away from the sun ? (2)
Q12- At what height above the surface of the earth the value of acceleration due to gravity is
reduced to one fourth of its value on the surface of the earth? (2)
Q13- The gravitational force between two blocks is F. What would happen if a mass of both
the blocks as well as distance between them is doubled? (2)
Q14- Assuming earth to be a uniform sphere finds an expression for density of earth in terms
of g and G? (2)
Q15- A 400 kg satellite in a circular orbit of radius 2 Re about the earth calculate the kinetic
energy potential energy and total energy of the satellite?Re = 6.4x10⁶m ; M = 6x10²⁴kg (2)