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CHAPTER - GRAVITATION

WORKSHEET

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: If the area of an object is less than the pressure acting on that object will be
(a) Less
(b) More
(c) Independent of area
(d) None of the above

Q2: Even though stone also attracts earth towards itself, earth does not move
(a) Because of greater mass of earth
(b) Because of lesser mass of stone
(c) Force exerted by stone is less
(d) Force exerted earth is large

Q3: Which of the statements is correct?


(a) Mass is constant and weight is variable
(b) Mass is variable and weight is constant.
(c) Both Mass and weight are variable
(d) Both Mass and weight are constant.

Q4: Weight of the object is:


(a) More at the equator and less at poles
(b) More at poles and less at equator
(c) Same at poles and equator
(d) Depend on Mass of the object

Q5: ___________ was the first who demonstrated and depicted that the acceleration of an
object falling freely towards earth does not depend on the mass of the object.
(a) Robert Boyle
(b) Galileo Galilei
(c) Sir Issac Newton
(d) Pascal

Q6: In the relation F = GMm/d², the quantity G


(a) depends on the value of g at the place of observation
(b) is used only when the Earth is one of the two masses
(c) is greatest at the surface of the Earth
(d) is universal constant of nature

Q7: Law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between


(a) the Earth and a point mass only
(b) the Earth and Sun only
(c) any two bodies having some mass
(d) two charged bodies only

Q8: The value of quantity G in the law of gravitation


(a) depends on mass of Earth only
(b) depends on radius of Earth only
(c) depends on both mass and radius of Earth
(d) is independent of mass and radius of the Earth

Q9: Two particles are placed at some distance. If the mass of each of the two particles is
doubled, keeping the distance between them unchanged, the value of gravitational force
between them will be
(a) 1/4 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 1/2 times
(d) unchanged

Q10: The atmosphere is held to the Earth by


(a) gravity
(b) wind
(c) clouds
(d) Earth’s magnetic field

Fill in the blank

(i) The value of g on the earth is about _________ of that on the moon.
(ii) In fluids (liquids and gases), pressure acts in ____________ directions, and pressure
________ as the depth increases.
(iii) If the area of a snow shoe is five times ________ than the area of an ordinary shoe, then the
pressure of a snow shoe on the snow is five times __________.
(iv) Force acting on a unit area is called __________.
(v) The weight of an object on the earth is about __________ of its weight on the moon.

Assertion - Reason
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

1.) Assertion - Allpin sinks in water and boat/ship floats on the surface of water.
Reason - Gravitational force of the earth on the surface of the object is greater than that of
the buoyant force exerted by fluid on the surface of the object.

2.) Assertion - Mass of an object remains constant at all the places whereas weight of an object
is different at different places.
Reason - Mass is gravitational force by which earth attracts an object and weight is the
quantity of matter contained in an object.

Crossword

Across

3. Quantity of matter contained in a body


4. The property due to which a body immersed in fluid experiences upward force.
5. Acceleration due to gravity of moon is how much time that of Earth
7. Whenever objects fall towards the Earth under gravitational force alone, we say that objects
are in
8. The force with which a body is attracted towards the Earth
10. Force of gravitation due to Earth is called
11. Nature of gravitational force is always

Down

1. Force between two bodies due to their masses


2. Thrust on unit area
6. Mass per unit volume
9. SI unit of pressure

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1: A man of mass 60 Kg is standing on the floor holding a stone weighing 40 N. What is the
force with which the floor is pushing him up?
Q2: State Archimedes Principle? Give two applications of Archimedes principle.
Q3: Why does a block of plastic released under water come up to the surface of water?
Q4: Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?
Q5: Why is it difficult to hold a school bag having a strap made of a thin and strong string?
Q6: What makes a body to float or sink in a liquid?
Q7: What is the importance of the universal law of gravitation?
Q8: What happens to the force between two objects, if
(i) the mass of one object is doubled?
(ii) the distance between the objects is doubled and tripled?
(iii) the masses of both objects are doubled?
Q9: State the universal law of gravitation.
Q10: What do you mean by buoyancy?
Q11: The earth attracts the moon. Does the moon also attract the earth? If it does, why does the
earth not move towards the moon?
Q12: A ball is thrown upwards and reached a maximum height in 10 s. Find :-
(i) the velocity with which it was thrown upwards
(ii) the maximum height attained by the ball. (Take g = 10 m/s²)
Q13: Mathematically derive the relationship between weight of an object on the moon and on
the earth.
Q14: Differentiate between mass and weight.

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