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A body which continuously revolves in its own around the much larger body is called satellite.
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  1. At the centre of the earth, does a simple pendulum oscillate?

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

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  3. What is satellite?

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

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  5. Distinguish between natural and artificial satellite.

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

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

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  8. State the condition for satellite to be geostationary.

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  9. At what circumstances weightlessness arise?

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

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  11. Distinguish between the terms gravitation and gravity.

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  12. Distinguish between Geocentric model and Heliocentric model.

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  13. What is free fall of a body ?

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  14. What are the values of g and G at the centre of the earth?

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

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  16. What is the maximum number of electrons in the 'n' th orbit?

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

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

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

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

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