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Following curve shows the variation of intensity of gravitational field (I) with distance from the centre of solid sphere(r) :

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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Suppose the acceleration due to gravity at the earth’s surface is 10m/s2 and at the surface of mars it is 4.0 m/s2. A 60kg passenger goes from the earth to the mars in a spaceship moving with a constant velocity. Neglect all other objects in the sky. Which part of figure best represent the weight (Net gravitational force) of the passenger as a function of time :

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Assume that a tunnel is dug through earth from North pole to south pole and that the earth is a non-rotating, uniform sphere of density ρ. The gravitational force on a particle of mass m dropped into the tunnel when it reaches a distance r from the centre of earth is : 
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Mars has a diameter of approximately 0.5 of that of earth and mass of 0.1 of that of earth. The surface gravitational field strength on mars as compared to that on earth is greater by a factor of:-
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Three equal masses of 1 kg each are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle PQR and a mass of 2 kg is placed at the centroid 0 of the triangle which is at a distance of 2 m from each of the vertices of the triangle. The force, in newton, acting on the mass of 2 kg is:
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Acceleration due to gravity at the centre of the earth is _____.
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The value of ’g’ on earth surface depends :-
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The value of ’g’ reduces to half of its value at surface of earth at a height ’h’, then :-
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At some planet ’g’ is 1.96 m s-2. If it is safe to jump from a height of 2 m on earth, then what should be corresponding safe height for jumping on that planet :