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The earth is acted upon by the gravitational attraction of the sun. Why does not the earth fall into the sun?

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  1. The weight of any person on the moon is about 1//6 times that on the e...

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  2. Calculate the average density of the earth terms of g, G and R.

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  3. The earth is acted upon by the gravitational attraction of the sun. Wh...

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  5. How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon th...

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  6. Two objects of masses m(1) and m(2) having the same size are dropped s...

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  7. Two objects of masses m(1) and m(2) having the same size are dropped s...

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  8. What is the ratio of the force of gravitation between two masses m1 an...

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  9. What is the ratio of the force of gravitation between two masses m1 an...

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  10. State any one phenomenon related to the universal law of gravitation.

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  11. State two factors on which the gravitational force between two objects...

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  12. The gravitational force between two objects is F. How will the force c...

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  13. Define mass of an object?

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  14. The earth is acted upon by the gravitational attraction of the sun. Wh...

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  15. Two objects of mass M1 and M2 are dropped in vacuum from a height abov...

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  16. Write the units of 'g' and 'G'.

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  17. Mass of an object is 10 kg. What is the weight on the earth (g = 9.8 m...

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  18. An object of mass 2 kg falls with a acceleration of 9.8 ms^-2 towards ...

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  19. Prove that if the earth attracts two bodies placed at the same distanc...

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  20. A man weighs 600 N on earth. What is his mass. (g = 10 ms^-2). On moon...

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