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Does the acceleration with which a body falls towards the centre of the earth depend on the mass of the body?

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No, acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the body.
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  2. Calculate the gravitational potential near the surface of the Earth.

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

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

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

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

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  10. What is satellite?

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

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  12. Distinguish between natural and artificial satellite.

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

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

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  15. State the condition for satellite to be geostationary.

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  16. At what circumstances weightlessness arise?

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

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  18. Distinguish between the terms gravitation and gravity.

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  19. Distinguish between Geocentric model and Heliocentric model.

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  20. What is free fall of a body ?

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