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Name the force responsible for the motion of a planet around the Sun.

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A planet revolves around the Sun due to the gravitational force exerted on it by the Sun.
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  1. Define centripetal force?

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  2. Give one example of centripetal force.

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  3. Name the force responsible for the motion of a planet around the Sun.

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  4. Write the three laws given by Kepler. How did they help Newton to arr...

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  5. Explain with a diagram : Kepler's three laws. Hence show that gravitat...

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  6. In the following figure, an orbit of a planet around the Sun (S) has b...

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  7. In the following figure, an orbit of a planet around the Sun (S) has b...

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  8. In the following figure, an orbit of a planet around the Sun (S) has b...

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  9. Explain the term gravitational force. What is gravitation?

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  10. Let the period of revolution of a planet at a distance R from a star b...

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  11. State Newton's universal law of gravitation. Express it in mathematic...

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  12. Why is the constant of gravitation called a universal constant ?

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  13. Newton's law of gravitation is called the universal for of gravitation...

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  14. If the distance between two bodies is increased by a factor of 5, (i) ...

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  15. Determine the SI unit of the universal constant of gravitation from th...

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  16. Define G (universal gravitational constant).

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  17. State the importance of Newton's universal law of gravitation .

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  18. Compare the gravitational force on a body of mass 1 kg due to the eart...

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  19. Explain the term the earth's gravitational force. What is the value of...

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  20. Write a short note on the earth's gravitational force.

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