Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
If the earth suddenly loses its power of...

If the earth suddenly loses its power of attraction, then a body on the surface of the earth will be

A

reduced to its mass zero

B

reduced to its weight zero

C

both mass and weight reduced to zero

D

can not be predicted

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
b
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    NIKITA PUBLICATION|Exercise Multiple Choice Questions|458 Videos

  • INTERFERENCE AND DIFFRACTION

    NIKITA PUBLICATION|Exercise MULTPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS|333 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of the earth with a velocity equal to half of escape velocity of the earth. If R is radius of the earth, maximum height attained by the body from the surface of the earth is

A satellite going around the earth suddenly loses height and starts moving in a lower orbit. The speed of the satellite

A small body of mass m falls to the earth from infintie distance away. What will be its velocity or reaching the earth? (Radius of the earth = R, acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is g) :-

The mass and diameter of a planet are half of thast of the earth. The ratio of gravitational potential energy of a body on the surface of the planet to that on the surface of the earth is

If R is radius of the earth, the height above the surface of the earth where the weight of a body is 36% less than its weight on the surface of the earth is

The centre of mass of an extended body on the surface of the earth and its centre of gravity

A body is projected from the surface of the earth with thrice the escape velocity (V_(e)) from the surface of the earth. What will be its velocity, when it will escape the gravitational pull?

NIKITA PUBLICATION-GRAVITATION-Multiple Choice Questions
  1. Why is Newton's law of gravitational called a universal law?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Which of the following interaction is the weakest

    Text Solution

    |

  3. If the earth suddenly loses its power of attraction, then a body on th...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. The gravitational force between two bodies does not depend upon

    Text Solution

    |

  5. When a satellite is orbitting round a planet in a circular orbit, work...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. The value of G depends upon

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a unifo...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The dimensional formula of universal gravitational constant 'G' [M^(-1...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. If the value of universal gravitational constant is 6.67xx10^(11) Nm^2...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Two identical spheres each of radius R are placed with their centres a...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A space-ship entering the earth's atmosphere is likely to catch fire. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Two identical spheres are placed in contact with each other. The force...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from a ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. The correct answer to above question is based on

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Tidal waves in the sea are primarily due to

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Two bodies of masses M and m are allowed to fall from the same height ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit 120km above the su...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. The atmosphere is held to the earth by

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is

    Text Solution

    |

  20. If the distance between two masses is doubled, then the gravitational ...

    Text Solution

    |