Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
What is meant by escape speed in the ca...

What is meant by escape speed in the case of the Earth?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The escape speed is independent of the direction on which the object is thrown. Irrespective of whether the object is thrown vertically up, radially outwards or tangentially it requires the same intial speed to escape Earth.s gravity force. This can be written as,
` v_(e)= sqrt(2gh)`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • GRAVITATION

    FULL MARKS|Exercise TEXTUAL EVALUATION SOLVED (III. Long Answer Questions)|16 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    FULL MARKS|Exercise O|2 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    FULL MARKS|Exercise TEXTUAL EVALUATION SOLVED (I. Multiple Choice Questions)|15 Videos

  • EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER MARCH 2019

    FULL MARKS|Exercise PART-IV|10 Videos

  • HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED (Numerical Problems)|16 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What is meant by waves?

What is meant by heating ?

What is meant by map unit?

What is meant by supersonic speed?

What is meant by a magstripe?