Chapter: Gravitational Field
1.

Force acting on two point masses is directly proportional to

A. sum of masses
B. difference of masses
C. distance between masses
D. product of masses
Answer» D. product of masses
2.

Mass of Earth when it's radius is 6400 km and gravitational field strength is 9.81 N kg -1 is {{}}

A. 6.0 × 1024 kg
B. 5 × 1023 kg
C. 40 × 109 kg
D. 9 × 10 24 kg
Answer» A. 6.0 × 1024 kg
3.

On scale of building, gravitational field is

A. increasing
B. decreasing
C. uniform
D. varying
Answer» C. uniform
4.

Decrease in field strength on top of Mount Everest is

A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 1%
D. 0.3%
Answer» D. 0.3%
5.

Work done on an object to bring it to certain point in space is called

A. gravitational potential energy
B. potential energy
C. kinetic energy
D. mechanical energy
Answer» A. gravitational potential energy
6.

N kg-1is equivalent to{{}}

A. m s-2
B. m s-1
C. m s
D. m s-3
Answer» A. m s-2
7.

Mass of satellite orbiting Earth is

A. considered
B. irrelevant
C. should be infinite
D. should be zero
Answer» B. irrelevant
8.

Spacing between field lines indicates

A. direction of field lines
B. strength of field lines
C. magnitude of field lines
D. work done by field lines
Answer» B. strength of field lines
9.

Square of orbital period is proportional to

A. radius
B. square of radius
C. cube of radius
D. square of diameter
Answer» C. cube of radius
10.

Number of satellites in geostationary orbits are

A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Answer» C. 300
11.

Geostationary satellites have lifetime of nearly

A. 20 years
B. 10 years
C. 50 years
D. 60 years
Answer» B. 10 years
12.

Time taken to complete a revolution around a planet is called

A. orbital period
B. time period
C. frequency
D. wavelength
Answer» A. orbital period
13.

As distance increases, value of gravitational field strength

A. also increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» B. decreases
14.

All objects are attracted towards

A. center of Earth
B. sun
C. mars
D. moon
Answer» A. center of Earth
15.

Satellite around Earth follows a circular path because

A. gravitational force is parallel to velocity
B. gravitational force is anti parallel to velocity
C. gravitational force is perpendicular to velocity
D. gravitational force is anti perpendicular to
Answer» C. gravitational force is perpendicular to velocity
16.

Each 1 kg mass experiences force of

A. 7 N
B. 9.81 N
C. 20 N
D. 100 N
Answer» B. 9.81 N
17.

Gravitational potential is always

A. infinite
B. zero
C. positive
D. negative
Answer» D. negative
18.

The closer satellite is to Earth, its speed should be

A. more fast
B. more slow
C. zero
D. any constant value
Answer» A. more fast
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