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Write the formula for the escape velocity of a body from the earth's surface.

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`v_("esc")=sqrt((2GM)/(R)) or v_("esc"=sqrt(2gR)`
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NAVNEET PUBLICATION - MAHARASHTRA BOARD-GRAVITATION -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
  1. Mass is a vector quantity.

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  2. Weight is a vector at the equator.

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  3. g has maximum value at the equator.

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

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

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  6. The value of g increases with altitude.

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  7. The escape velocity of a body does not depend on the mass of the body.

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  8. The mass of a body is the amount of matter present in it.

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  11. State the SI and CGS units of G.

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  12. State any one characteristic of gravitational force.

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  13. Name the force that keeps a satellite in the orbit around the earth.

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  14. Name the force due to which the earth revolves around the Sun.

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