G11, Physics Assignment questions

1. Define Universal law of Gravitation

2. Why the gravitational potential energy is always negative?
3. At what height above the Earth’s surface, the value of g is reduced to one fourth of its value on
the surface of the Earth?
4. The gravitational force between two blocks is F. What would happen if the mass of both the
blocks and the distance between them is doubled?
5. A body is weightless at the centre of the Earth. Why?
6. The distance between two bodies is increased to three times its original value. What is the effect
on the gravitational force between them?
7. Write Two Characteristics of Gravitational Force.
8. Assuming Earth to be a Uniform Sphere, Find an Expression for the Density of Earth in terms of g
and G
9. The Distance of the Planet Jupiter from the Sun is 5.2 times that of the Earth. Find the period of
Jupiter's revolution around the sun..
10. Show That an Artificial Satellite Circling Round the Earth in an Orbit of Radius Obeys Kepler’s
Third Law.
11. A 400kg satellite in a circular orbit of radius 2RE about the earth. Calculate the kinetic energy,
potential energy and total energy of the satellite.
12. As You have Learned in the Text, a Geostationary Satellite Orbits the Earth at a Height of Nearly
36,000km from the Surface of the Earth. What Is the Potential Due to Earth's Gravity at the Site
of This Satellite? (take the Potential Energy at Infinity to Be Zero).
13. The escape speed of a projectile on the earth's surface is 11.2kms−1. A body is projected out
with thrice this speed. What is the speed of the body far away from the earth? Ignore the
presence of the sun and other planets.
14. A satellite orbits the earth at a height of 400km above the surface. How much energy must be
expended to rocket the satellite out of the earth's gravitational influence?
15. A rocket is fired from the earth towards the sun. At what distance from the earth's centre is the
gravitational force on the rocket zero?