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A body weighs more at poles than at the equator of earth. Why ?

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PRADEEP-GRAVITATION-Short answer
  1. Name two application of Newton's law of gravitation.

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  2. Why don't two object move towards each other due to gravitational pull...

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  3. Which of kepler's laws led N ewt on to inverse square rule for gravita...

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  4. In free fall, will heavier objects have more acceleration due to gravi...

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  5. Can a body have mass but no weight ?

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  6. Can a body have weight but no mass?

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  7. On what factors does the weight of a body depend ?

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  8. How are gravitation and gravity realated?

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  9. What is the relation between g and G ?

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  10. Can you calculate mass of earth from Newton's law of gravitational?

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  11. Can you calculate density of earth from Newton's law of gravitation?

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  12. A body weighs 10 kg on the surface of earth. What would be its mass an...

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  13. A body weighs more at poles than at the equator of earth. Why ?

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  14. Distinguish between gravitational and gravity.

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  15. State and explain universal law of gravitation. What is its importance...

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  16. State keper's laws of planetary motion.

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  17. Compare gravitational force between lighrt objects and heavy objects.

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  18. Write down the equation of motion of objects under the infulence of gr...

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  19. Distinguish between mass and weight.

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  20. What is meant by 'free fall' hence define acceleration due to gravity.

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