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Escape velocity of objects in a planet depends on the mass and size of the planet. Give the reason why the moon does not have an atmosphere around it.

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  1. The velocity of a satellite in its orbit is called orbital velocity. f...

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  2. Earth satellites are object which revolve around the earth. Consider a...

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  3. moon has no atmosphere. why?

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  4. Earth can be treated as a sphere of radius R and mass M. A is a point ...

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  5. our earth has several artificial satellites but the moon is the only n...

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  6. Our earth has several artificial satellites but the moon is the only n...

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  7. For a particle to leave from the earth's field, it should be projected...

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  8. For a particle to leave from earth's gravitation field it should be pr...

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  9. Escape velocity of objects in a planet depends on the mass and size of...

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  10. The acceleration due to gravity (g) on the surface of the earth is 9.8...

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  11. The acceleration due to gravity may vary with altitude and depth. Why ...

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  12. choose the correct alternative: escape velocity is independent of the ...

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  13. For a particle to leave from the earth's field, it should be projected...

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  14. For a particle to leave from earth's gravitation field it should be pr...

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  15. For a particle to overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth, it is ...

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  16. State Kepler's second law of planetary motion.(law of areas)

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  17. Earth satellites are object which revolve around the earth. consider a...

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  18. Escape velocity of a planet is 20km/s. Find the orbital velocity of th...

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  19. The escape speed from the surface of the Earth is given by

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  20. An artificial satellite circulating the earth is at a height 3400km fr...

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