Quiz -MCQ-1-Class-10-Science-1-Chapter-1-Gravitation-MSBSHSE

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Q. The ratio g_earth / g_moon is equal to ……….

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Q. At the centre of the earth, the value of the acceleration due to gravity becomes zero. 

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Q. The SI unit of the universal constant of gravitation is ……….

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Q. Due to the …….. force, the earth attracts all objects towards it.

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Q. If the separation between two particles is doubled, the gravitational force between the particles becomes half the initial force.

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Q. Outside the earth, the weight of a body varies as

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Q. Weight is a vector quantity.

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Q. If the earth shrinks to half of its radius, its mass remaining the same, the weight of an object on the earth will become ……… times.

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Q. The weight of a body is ……… at the poles.

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Q. g has maximum value at the equator.

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Q. The weight of a body is minimum at the poles.

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Q. The CGS unit of the universal constant of gravitation is the dyne-cm²/gram².

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Q. Mass is a vector quantity.

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Q. The gravitational force between two particles separated by a distance r varies as……….

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Q. According to Kepler’s first law, the orbit of a planet is ……… with the Sun at one of the ……….

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Q. Outside the earth, g varies as 1/(R + h)².

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Q. According to Kepler’s second law, the line joining the planet and the Sun ……… in equal intervals of time.

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Q. According to Kepler’s third law T² ∝ rⁿ, where n =……………..

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Q. In the usual notation, the acceleration due to gravity at a height A from the surface of the earth is ……….

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Q. The acceleration due to gravity does not depend on the ……… of the body.

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Q. The CGS unit of weight is the ……….

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Q. The escape velocity of a body from the earth’s surface v_esc =

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Q. The value of the acceleration due to gravity ………….. as we move from the equator to a pole.

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Q. The value of G changes from place to place.

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Q. The SI unit of weight is the ……….