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Does the escape velocity depend on the location from where it is projected?

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Yes, It depends on the location from where satellite is projected.
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  2. What are the values of g and G at the centre of the earth?

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  3. Does the escape velocity depend on the location from where it is proje...

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  4. Calculate the gravitational potential near the surface of the Earth.

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  5. Does the acceleration with which a body falls towards the centre of th...

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  6. Explain how the mass of the Earth can be estimated from the knowledge ...

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  7. On what factors the value of "g" at any place on the Earth depends?

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  8. What is the gravitational field strength of a planet where the weight ...

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  9. How much will be the weight of the object at the centre of the Earth?

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  10. At the centre of the earth, does a simple pendulum oscillate?

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  11. What is the use of measuring 'g' accurately on Earth surface?

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  12. What is satellite?

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  13. Draw a graph showing the variation of 'g' with distance from the centr...

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  14. Distinguish between natural and artificial satellite.

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  15. A satellite revolving around the earth loses height. What happens to i...

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  16. What is the relation between escape and orbital velocity?

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  17. State the condition for satellite to be geostationary.

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  18. At what circumstances weightlessness arise?

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  19. What do you understand by the term 'epicycle' in geocentric theory?

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  20. Distinguish between the terms gravitation and gravity.

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