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ICSE-LAWS OF MOTION-EXERCISE - 3(E)
  1. How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon th...

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  2. How is the gravitational force between two masses affected if the sepa...

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  3. Define gravitational constant G.

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  4. Define gravitational constant G.

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  5. What is the importance of universal law of gravitation?

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  6. What do you understand by the term force due to gravity ?

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  7. Write an expression for the force due to gravity on a body of mass m a...

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  8. Define the term acceleration due to gravity. State its average value.

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  9. Write down the average value of g on the earth's surface.

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  10. How is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth rel...

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  11. How are g and G related ?

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  12. A body falls freely under gravity from rest and reaches the ground in ...

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  13. A body is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity u. Write ...

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  14. Define the terms mass and weight.

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  15. State three differences between mass and weight.

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  16. Name the S.I. unit of mass and define it.

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  17. State the S.I. units of weight .

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  18. The weight of an object at the centre of the earth of radius R, is

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  19. Which quantity : mass or weight, does not change by change of place ?

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  20. Explain the meaning of the following statement '1 kgf = 9.8 N' .

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