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When an object is dropped from a height, it accelerates and falls down. Name the force which accelerates the object.

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Gravitational force ( of earth)
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LAKHMIR SINGH & MANJIT KAUR-GRAVITATION-Exercise
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  2. What is the acceleration produced in a freely falling body of mass 10 ...

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  3. When an object is dropped from a height, it accelerates and falls down...

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  4. Give the formula for the gravitational force F between two bodies of m...

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  5. What force is responsible for the carth revolving round the sun?

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  6. What name has been given to the force with which two objects lying apa...

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  7. Which force is responsible for holding the solar system together ?

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  8. What is the weight of a 1 kilogram mass on the earth? (g = 9 .8 m//s^2...

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

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  10. As the altitude of a body increases, do the weight and mass both vary ...

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  11. If the same body is taken to places having different gravitational fiel...

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  12. Mass of an object is 10 kg. what is its weight on earth ?

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  13. The weight of a body is 50 N. What is its mass? (g = 9 .8 m//s^2)

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

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  15. Write down the weight of a 50 kg mass on the earth. (g = 9 .8 m//s^2)

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  16. If the weight of a body on the earth is 6 N, what will it be on the mo...

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  17. Explain what is meant by the equation g=Gxx(M)/(R^(2)) Where the sym...

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  18. (a) What do you mean by the term free fall ? (b) During a free fal...

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  19. Does Newton's third law of motion apply to gravitational force?

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  20. Give reason for the following: The force of gravitation between tw...

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