NEET Physics: Gravitation — MCQ Test 21

Q6. What causes the variation in kinetic energy of a satellite in an elliptical orbit?

Q7. Four \( 9 \, \text{kg} \) masses form a square of side \( 9 \, \text{m} \). What is the potential energy of the system? (\( G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

Q8. What is the gravitational potential due to Earth at \( 1.28 \times 10^7 \, \text{m} \) from its center? (\( M_E = 6 \times 10^{24} \, \text{kg}, G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

Q9. What is the primary reason the gravitational force inside a uniform spherical shell is zero?

Q10. Two masses \( 4 \, \text{kg} \) and \( 8 \, \text{kg} \) are \( 8 \, \text{m} \) apart. What is the gravitational potential at a point \( 3 \, \text{m} \) from the \( 4 \, \text{kg} \) mass? (\( G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

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What is the escape speed from a planet of mass \( 4.8 \times 10^{24} \, \text{kg} \) and radius \( 5 \times 10^6 \, \text{m} \)? (\( G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

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Q1. What is the escape speed from a planet of mass \( 4.8 \times 10^{24} \, \text{kg} \) and radius \( 5 \times 10^6 \, \text{m} \)? (\( G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

  • A. 7.5 km/s
  • B. 8.0 km/s
  • C. 8.5 km/s
  • D. 9.0 km/s

Q2. What is the gravitational force on a \( 13 \, \text{kg} \) mass \( 11 \, \text{m} \) from the center of a spherical shell of mass \( 700 \, \text{kg} \) and radius \( 9 \, \text{m} \)? (\( G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \))

  • A. 4.9 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
  • B. 5.0 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
  • C. 5.1 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
  • D. 5.2 × 10⁻¹⁰ N

Q3. What property of the gravitational force allows Newton’s law to apply to extended objects?

  • A. Its conservative nature
  • B. Its inverse-square dependence
  • C. The principle of superposition
  • D. Its dependence on mass only

Q4. What causes the elliptical shape of planetary orbits according to Newton’s theory?

  • A. Linear gravitational force
  • B. Inverse-square gravitational force
  • C. Planetary rotation
  • D. Solar wind pressure

Q5. Which of the following statements is incorrect about gravitational potential energy?

  • A. It is negative for bound objects
  • B. It is zero at infinite distance
  • C. It is path-independent
  • D. It depends only on mass

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