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According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, what is the shape of the orbit that a planet follows around the sun?
According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, what is the shape of the orbit that a planet follows around the sun?
- Parabolic
- Circular
- Elliptical (correct)
- Hyperbolic
What does Kepler's second law of planetary motion, the Law of areas, state about the speed of a planet?
What does Kepler's second law of planetary motion, the Law of areas, state about the speed of a planet?
- It decreases as it moves away from the sun
- It remains constant
- It varies in such a way that the radius vector drawn from the sun to planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times (correct)
- It increases as it moves away from the sun
What does Newton's law of gravitation state about the force between particles?
What does Newton's law of gravitation state about the force between particles?
- It is inversely proportional to the product of their masses
- It increases with the distance between particles
- It is independent of their masses
- It is directly proportional to the square of the distance between them (correct)
According to the characteristics of gravitational force, what is the nature of gravitational force between two bodies?
According to the characteristics of gravitational force, what is the nature of gravitational force between two bodies?
What does the universal constant of gravitation represent?
What does the universal constant of gravitation represent?
According to Kepler's laws, what is the magnitude of the force between two bodies?
According to Kepler's laws, what is the magnitude of the force between two bodies?
What is the acceleration produced in a body on account of the force of gravity known as?
What is the acceleration produced in a body on account of the force of gravity known as?
How does the value of acceleration due to gravity change with altitude?
How does the value of acceleration due to gravity change with altitude?
What is the space around a body within which its gravitational force of attraction is experienced by other bodies called?
What is the space around a body within which its gravitational force of attraction is experienced by other bodies called?
What is the intensity of the gravitational field of a body at a point in the field defined as?
What is the intensity of the gravitational field of a body at a point in the field defined as?
What is the gravitational potential at a point in the gravitational field of a body defined as?
What is the gravitational potential at a point in the gravitational field of a body defined as?
What is the minimum velocity required to project a body vertically upward from the surface of the earth so that it comes out of the gravitational field of earth called?
What is the minimum velocity required to project a body vertically upward from the surface of the earth so that it comes out of the gravitational field of earth called?
What is a body which is revolving continuously in an orbit around a much larger body called?
What is a body which is revolving continuously in an orbit around a much larger body called?
What is the minimum velocity required to put a satellite into a given orbit around earth called?
What is the minimum velocity required to put a satellite into a given orbit around earth called?
What is the satellite having the same time period of called?
What is the satellite having the same time period of called?
What is the work done in carrying a mass 'm' from infinity to a point at distance r called?
What is the work done in carrying a mass 'm' from infinity to a point at distance r called?
What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion?
What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion?
According to Kepler's second law of planetary motion, what characteristic does the speed of a planet exhibit?
According to Kepler's second law of planetary motion, what characteristic does the speed of a planet exhibit?
What does Newton's law of gravitation state about the force between particles?
What does Newton's law of gravitation state about the force between particles?
What are the important characteristics of gravitational force between two bodies?
What are the important characteristics of gravitational force between two bodies?
What is the universal constant of gravitation numerically equal to?
What is the universal constant of gravitation numerically equal to?
What is the shape of the orbit that a planet follows around the sun, as per Kepler's laws of planetary motion?
What is the shape of the orbit that a planet follows around the sun, as per Kepler's laws of planetary motion?
What is the acceleration produced in a body on account of the force of gravity known as?
What is the acceleration produced in a body on account of the force of gravity known as?
What is the space around a body within which its gravitational force of attraction is experienced by other bodies called?
What is the space around a body within which its gravitational force of attraction is experienced by other bodies called?
What is the intensity of the gravitational field of a body at a point in the field defined as?
What is the intensity of the gravitational field of a body at a point in the field defined as?
What is the gravitational potential at a point in the gravitational field of a body defined as?
What is the gravitational potential at a point in the gravitational field of a body defined as?
What is the work done in carrying a mass 'm' from infinity to a point at distance r called?
What is the work done in carrying a mass 'm' from infinity to a point at distance r called?
How does the value of acceleration due to gravity change with altitude?
How does the value of acceleration due to gravity change with altitude?
What is the minimum velocity required to project a body vertically upward from the surface of the earth so that it comes out of the gravitational field of earth called?
What is the minimum velocity required to project a body vertically upward from the surface of the earth so that it comes out of the gravitational field of earth called?
What is a body which is revolving continuously in an orbit around a much larger body called?
What is a body which is revolving continuously in an orbit around a much larger body called?
What is the minimum velocity required to put a satellite into a given orbit around earth called?
What is the minimum velocity required to put a satellite into a given orbit around earth called?
What is the satellite having the same time period of called?
What is the satellite having the same time period of called?
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