Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
At what altitude above Earth's surface w...

At what altitude above Earth's surface would the gravitational acceleration be `2.0 m//s^2`?

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

To find the altitude above Earth's surface where the gravitational acceleration is \(2.0 \, \text{m/s}^2\), we can use the formula for gravitational acceleration at a height \(h\) above the Earth's surface: \[ g_h = \frac{GM}{(R + h)^2} \] Where: - \(g_h\) is the gravitational acceleration at height \(h\), ...
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • GRAVITATION

    RESNICK AND HALLIDAY|Exercise PRACTICE QUESTIONS (SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE)|16 Videos
  • GRAVITATION

    RESNICK AND HALLIDAY|Exercise PRACTICE QUESTIONS (MORE THAN ONE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE)|7 Videos
  • GRAVITATION

    RESNICK AND HALLIDAY|Exercise CHECKPOINT|5 Videos
  • GEOMETRICAL OPTICS : REFRACTION

    RESNICK AND HALLIDAY|Exercise Practice questions(Integers)|4 Videos
  • HEAT-MEASUREMENT AND TRANSFER

    RESNICK AND HALLIDAY|Exercise PRACTICE QUESTIONS( INTEGER TYPE)|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

At what altitude (h) above the earth's surface would the accelration due to gravity be one fourth of its value at the earth's surface ?

A rocket is fired upward from the earth's surface such that it creates an acceleration of 20 m//s^(2) . If after 5 s its engine is switched off, the maximum height of the rochet from the earth's surface would be

Statement-1: The acceleration of a particle near the earth surface differs slightly from the gravitational acceleration Statement-2: The earth is not a uniform sphere and because the earth rotates.

At what height above the surface of the earth will the acceleration due to gravity be 25% of its value on the surface of the earth ? Assume that the radius of the earth is 6400 km .

At a point above the surface of the earth, the gravitational potential is -5.12 xx 10^(7) J/kg and the acceleration due to gravity is 6.4 m//s^(2) . Assuming the mean radius of the earth to be 6400 km, calculate the height of the point above the earth's surface.

The height above surface of earth where the value of gravitational acceleration is one fourth of that at surface, will be

Calculate angular velocity of the earth so that acceleration due to gravity at 60^(@) latitude becomes zero (radius of the earth = 6400 km, gravitational acceleration at poles = 10 m//s^(2) , cos60^(@) = 0.5 )

As we go above the earth's surface , the value of acceleration due to gravity increases.

At what height above the earth's surface the acceleration due to gravity will be 1/9 th of its value at the earth’s surface? Radius of earth is 6400 km.

The ratio of acceleration due to gravity at a height 3R above earth 's surface to the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is (where R=radius of earth)

RESNICK AND HALLIDAY-GRAVITATION-PROBLEMS
  1. Hunting a black hole. Observations of the light from a certain star in...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. (a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 7...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. At what altitude above Earth's surface would the gravitational acceler...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. An asteroid, whose mass is 2.0 xx 10^(-4) times the mass of Earth, rev...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The radius Rh and massMh of a block hole are related by Rh = 2GMh//c^2...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. One way to attack a satellite in Earth orbit is to launch a swarm of p...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Not to scale, a cross section through the interior of Earth. Rather th...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Moon effect. Some people believe that the Moon controls their activiti...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. In Problem 29, what ratio m/M gives the least gravitational potential ...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A solid sphere has a uniformly distributed mass of 1.0 xx 10^4 g and a...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Two Earth satellites, A and B, each of mass m, are to be launched into...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Four particles, each of mass 20.0 g, that form a square with an edge l...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Two dimensions. Three point particles are fixed in place in an xy plan...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. What are (a) the speed and (b) the period of a 400 kg satellite in an ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Zero, a hypothetical planet, has a mass of 5.0 xx 10^2 kg, a radius of...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Two small spaceships, each with mass m = 1500 kg, are in the circular ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The mean distance of Mars from the Sun is 1.52 times that of Earth fro...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. (a) What will an object weigh on the Earth's surface if it weighs 160 ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Particle A is fixed in place at x = -0.20 m on the x axis and particle...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A uniform solid sphere of radius R produces a gravitational accelerati...

    Text Solution

    |