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Worksheet 1: Gravitation
Student Name: ____________________________________ Class: 11th (Physics) Subject: Physics
Worksheet 1 Questions
1.
State Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation.
2.
Define escape velocity and write its expression for Earth.
3.
State Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion.
4.
What is a geostationary satellite? State its height and time period.
5.
Calculate acceleration due to gravity at height $h = R$ above Earth's surface ($g = 9.8\text{ m/s}^2$).
6.
At what depth below Earth's surface does value of $g$ reduce to half its value at surface?
7.
Find orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting close to Earth's surface ($R = 6400 \text{ km}, g = 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2$).
8.
Calculate gravitational potential energy of a $100 \text{ kg}$ mass at distance $2R$ from Earth's center.