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Which of the following factors does NOT affect the value of acceleration due to gravity?
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the value of acceleration due to gravity?
- Size of the body
- Shape of the body (correct)
- Mass of the body
- Radius of the Earth
What is the acceleration produced in a body due to the force of gravity called?
What is the acceleration produced in a body due to the force of gravity called?
- Force due to gravity
- Acceleration due to gravity (correct)
- Inertia due to gravity
- Velocity due to gravity
What is the term used for the amount of work done to bring a body from a point in space to another point?
What is the term used for the amount of work done to bring a body from a point in space to another point?
- Gravitational potential (correct)
- Potential difference
- Gravitational field
- Gravitational potential energy
Which term refers to an object orbiting around the sun, earth, or any celestial body?
Which term refers to an object orbiting around the sun, earth, or any celestial body?
Which term defines the force of attraction exerted by Earth on a body near its surface?
Which term defines the force of attraction exerted by Earth on a body near its surface?
What is the minimum velocity required for a satellite to be placed or maintained in orbit called?
What is the minimum velocity required for a satellite to be placed or maintained in orbit called?
What is the natural phenomenon by which material objects attract one another?
What is the natural phenomenon by which material objects attract one another?
According to Newton's law of gravitation, the gravitational force between two bodies is directly proportional to __________.
According to Newton's law of gravitation, the gravitational force between two bodies is directly proportional to __________.
What is the value of the universal gravitational constant G in CGS system?
What is the value of the universal gravitational constant G in CGS system?
Which scientist determined the value of the universal gravitational constant experimentally in 1798?
Which scientist determined the value of the universal gravitational constant experimentally in 1798?
What is the directional nature of the gravitational force according to Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the directional nature of the gravitational force according to Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the masses of two bodies and the gravitational force acting between them?
What is the relationship between the masses of two bodies and the gravitational force acting between them?
What is the relationship between the weight of a body and the acceleration due to gravity?
What is the relationship between the weight of a body and the acceleration due to gravity?
Which statement is true about the altitude effects on gravity?
Which statement is true about the altitude effects on gravity?
What is the concept of geostationary satellites related to?
What is the concept of geostationary satellites related to?
What is the term for the minimum speed an object must reach in order to escape the gravitational pull of a celestial body?
What is the term for the minimum speed an object must reach in order to escape the gravitational pull of a celestial body?
Which characteristic does NOT apply to gravitational force?
Which characteristic does NOT apply to gravitational force?
According to the principle of superposition of gravitation, what does it state about the resultant gravitational force acting on a particle?
According to the principle of superposition of gravitation, what does it state about the resultant gravitational force acting on a particle?
