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Earth is continuously pulling moon towards its centre. Why does not moon fall on to earth?

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JBD PUBLICATION-GRAVITATION-EXAMPLE
  1. What is g on the moon as compared to that on earth?

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  2. Two satellites A and B go round a planet in circular orbits R and 2R ...

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  3. Earth is continuously pulling moon towards its centre. Why does not mo...

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  4. Molecules in air in the atmoshpere are attracted by gravitational forc...

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  5. Can we shield a body from gravitational effects?

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  6. Out of aphelion and perihelion, where is the speed of the earth more a...

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  7. What is the angle between the equatorial plane and the orbital plane o...

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  8. What is the angle between the equatorial plane and the orbital plane o...

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  9. A rocket is fired with a speed of 2sqrt(gR) near the surface of earth ...

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  10. Is the value of 'g' same everywhere on the surface of earth?

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  11. Define escape velocty. Obtain an expression for the escape velocity of...

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  12. Why do stars appear displaced away from the sun?

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  13. Why the efffect of moon is ore than that of sun on tide formation?

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  14. Newton's law of gravitation states that everybody exerts a gravitation...

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  15. Why is it more advatageous to lauunch a rocket in the equatorial plane...

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  16. If an earth's satellite is put in an orbit at some height h,where the ...

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  17. A body has a sense of weightlessness in a satellite revolving round th...

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  18. Establish the relation between 'g' and 'G' .

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  19. Express the constant k( = 10^(-13) s^2 m^(-3)) in days and kilometres.

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  20. What is the difference between gravity and gravitation?

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