PHYSICS WORKSHEET
TOPIC:- GRAVITATION
1.Define gravitation. What is the difference between gravitation and gravity?
2. State and explain Newton's law of gravitation.
3. Why is Gravitational constant called universal?
4. Write down the value and unit of 'G' in SI unit.
5. How will the force of gravitation be affected between two fixed masses, if the distance
between them is halved?
6. How can the value of acceleration due to gravity be derived from Newton's law of gravitation.
7. Write some natural evidences in support of the existence of gravitational force.
8. Find out the value of 'g' from the relation between 'g' and 'G'.
9. What do you mean by free fall?
10. How will the weight and mass of a body change, if it is taken from earth to moon?
11. Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why then, a heavy
object does not fall faster than a light object?
12. If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?
13. Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumbled into a ball? 14. Why does a
body weigh more in the poles than in the equatorial region?
15. What is the acceleration of a freely falling body?
16. Write down the equations of motion for a body falling freely under gravity. 17. Name the
instruments, which measure the mass and weight of an object. 18. Which force is responsible
when a piece of magnet falls from hand?
19. What is the value of gravitational constant G on the surface of earth and moon?
20. Can a body have mass but no weight? Give reason for your answer.
21. Define Thrust. Write down its SI unit.
22. How is pressure related to thrust? Write the relevant formula. 23. Define a pressure of 1 Pa.
State Archimedes' principle.
24. Why are the bases of the pillars of a bridge made broader?
25. Why is it difficult to hold a school bag having a strap made of thin and strong string?
26. What do you mean by buoyancy? Name the principle used to design a submarine. 27. Why
does an object float or sink, when it is paced on the surface of water?
28. Define relative density of an object. If the relative density of an object is 'd', what is its
density
in CGS and SI system of units?
29. What do we understand from the knowledge of relative density of an object?
30. Name the two forces acting on an object, when placed in water.
Numeral based question
1. If the weight of a body on the surface of earth is 72 N, find its mass and weight on the surface
of moon.
2. The weight of a body on the surface of earth is 392 N. What will be its weight on a planet
whose mass is double than that of earth and the radius is four times that of earth?
3. Find the distance between two objects having a mass of 2 kg each, so that the gravitational
force between them is I N.
4. If the earth attracts the moon with a gravitational force of 10 ^ 20 N, then find the gravitational
force of attraction given by moon on earth.
5. An imaginary planet has a mass 5 times that of earth and radius 3 times that of earth, what
will be value of the acceleration due to gravity on that planet, if the value of the same on earth is
10m / (s ^ 2) ?
6. A stone is dropped from the roof of a building. It takes 4 s to reach the ground. Find the
height of the building.
7. A child drops a coin from the top of a building, 50 m high. Calculate (i) the velocity of the coin
when it falls through 20 m distance and (ii) the velocity with which the coin strikes the ground. 8.
An object is thrown vertically upward and rises to a height of 20 m. Calculate (i) the velocity
with which it was thrown. (ii) the time taken by the object to reach the highest point.
9. A stone is thrown vertically with a speed of 29.4 m/s. Taking g = 9.8m / (s ^ 2) find
(i) The time taken by the stone to reach the maximum height.
(ii) Maximum height reached by the stone.
(iii) Show that the time of ascent is equal to the time of descent.
(iv) What is the net displacement and the distance covered by the stone, when it comes back to
the hand?
10. A stone is allowed to fall from the top of a tower 100 m high and at the same time, another
stone is projected vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 25 m/s. Calculate when
and where these two stones will meet each other.
11. A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 s. Find (i) the velocity with which it
was thrown up (ii) the maximum height it reaches, and (iii) its position after 4 5.
12. A stone is released from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. Calculate its final velocity just
before touching the ground. (Take g = 9.8m / (s ^ 2) )
13. The gravitational force between the is 200 N. How should the distance between the object
be changed, so that the force between them reduces to 100 N?
14. A rectangular iron block of mass 10 kg is placed on the top of a table. The dimensions of the
block are 20 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm. Find the minimum and maximum pressure exerted by the
block on the table. 15. The pressure exerted by the weight of a cubical block of side 3 cm on the
surface is 5 Pa.
Calculate the weight of the block.
16 . A drawing pin is pushed against a wooden table with a force of Calculate the pressure
exerted by the pin at a point on the table, if the area of the point is 0.01m * m ^ 2
17. A sealed cane of mass 600 g has a volume of 500c * m ^ 3 Will this cane sink in water?
(Density of water is1g / c * m ^ 3 )
18. The density water is 1000kg / (m ^ 3) If relative density of iron is 7.874, then calculate the
density of iron.
19. A solid cube with 10 cm edge is made of a material of density 7000kg / (m ^ 3) Answer the
following questions:
(i)Calculate the volume of the cube in m³.
(ii) Calculate the mass of the cube on earth.
(iii) What will be its mass on the surface of moon?
(iv) Calculate the weight of the cube on earth.
(v) If the cube is placed with one of the faces on a table, calculate the pressure exerted by the
cube on the table in N / (m ^ 2)
20. The volume of a solid of mass 500 g is 350c * m ^ 3
(i) What will be the density of the solid?
(ii) What will be the mass of the water displaced by the solid?
(iii) What will be the relative density of the solid?
(iv) Will it float or sink in water?
