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1.
Give reasons.
(i) Moon does not have atmosphere.
(ii) If you jump on the moon, you will rise much higher than, if you jump on the earth.
2.
Whenever objects fall towards the earth under the influence of force of gravity alone, we say that the objects are in free fall. The speed of a falling object increases as it comes down i.e., the object has an acceleration. If gravity is the only force, all objects move with the same acceleration near the earth's surface. This acceleration is called the acceleration due to gravity and is denoted by 'g'. The direction of his acceleration is towards the centre of the earth.
(i) What do you mean by the term free fall?
(ii) Define acceleration due to gravity.
(iii) What is the value of 'g' on the surface of the earth?
(iv) What is the direction of acceleration due to gravity?
3.
A cube of side 5 cm is immersed in water and then in saturated salt solution. In which case will it experience a greater buoyant force. If each side of the cube is reduced to 4 cm and then immersed in water compare the force experienced by the cube, as compared to the first case. Give reasons for each case.
4.
Why does an object float or sink when placed on the surface of water?
5.
Define pressure. Give its mathematical expression and its SI unit
6.
List three phenomena which can be explained by applying universal law of gravitation.
7.
Distinguish between the terms gravitation and gravity, giving suitable examples.
8.
(i) Explain, why a completely immersed bottle in water bounces back on the surface?
(ii) Why does a bucket of water weighs less inside the well water?
9.
State Archimedes' principle? Write two applications of Archimedes' principle.
10.
Differentiate between 'g' and 'G' in a tabular form.
11.
What do you mean by free fall?
12.
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?
13.
What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?
14.
If the earth suddenly shrinks to half its present size, the value of acceleration due to gravity will
become twice
remain unchanged
become half
become four times
15.
As we go from the equator to the poles, the value of 'g'
remains the same
decreases
increases
none of these
16.
If the distance force of masses is doubled, the force between them will be
\(\frac{1}{4}\)times
4 times
\(\frac{1}{2}\)times
2 times
17.
Newton's law of gravitation is applicable to
bodies of the solar system only
bodies on the earth
planets only
all bodies of the universe
18.
(i) Define relative density. Give its mathematical form.
(ii) The mass of an iron cube having an edge length 1.5 em is 50 g. Find its density.
(iii) The volume of a 250 g sealed tin is 400 cubic cm. Find the density of the tin in g (cc)-1. State, if the object would sink or float in water
19.
(i) list two differences between thrust and pressure.
(ii) What is meant by 1 pascal and 1 newton? How will the pressure change, if area of contact is doubled?
20.
(i) A person weighs 110.84 N on the moon, whose acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 of that the earth. If the value of g on the earth is 9.8 m/s2, then calculate
(a) g on the moon
(b) mass of person on the moon
(c) weight of person on the earth
(ii) How does the value of g on the earth is related to the mass of the earth and its radius? Derive it.
21.
(i) Prove that, if the earth attracts two bodies placed at the same distance from the centre of the earth with equal force, then their masses will be the same.
(ii) Mathematically express the acceleration due to gravity in terms of mass of the earth and radius of the earth.
(iii) Why is G called a universal constant?
1.
(i) Moon does not have strong gravity to hold atmospheric gases.
(ii) Acceleration due to gravity g is much less on the moon surface than that of the earth's surface.
Hence,\(h=\cfrac { \upsilon ^{ 2 }-{ u }^{ 2 } }{ 2g } \) is larger.
2.
(i) The motion of an object under the influence of force of gravity alone is called a free fall.
(ii) The acceleration produced in the motion of an object falling freely under the influence of gravity is called acceleration due to gravity.
(iii) The value of 'g' near the surface of the earth is 9.8 m/s2.
(iv) The direction of acceleration due to gravity is towards the centre of the earth i.e., in the vertically downward direction.
3.
Buoyant force, u = V p g
As the density p of saturated solution is more than that of water, the cube will experience a greater buoyant force in a saturated solution
\(\frac { Buoyant\quad force\quad on\quad 4\quad cm\quad cube }{ Buoyant\quad force\quad on\quad 5\quad cm\quad cube } =\frac { { V }_{ 2 }\rho \quad g }{ { V }_{ 1 }\rho \quad g } =\frac { { V }_{ 2 } }{ { V }_{ 1 } } ={ \left( \frac { 4 }{ 5 } \right) }^{ 2 }=64:125.\)
4.
If the density of an object is more than the density of the liquid, then it sinks in the liquid. This is because the buoyant force acting on the object is less than the force of gravity. On the other hand, if the density of the object is less than the density of the liquid, then it floats on the surface of the liquid. This is because the buoyant force acting on the object is greater than the force of gravity.
5.
Pressure. The thrust acting per unit area of a called pressure.
Pressure = \(\frac{Force}{Area}\)
If a force F acts normally over an area A of a surface, then the pressure,
The SI unit of pressure is newton per square metre (Nm-2). It is also called Pascal (Pa).
6.
Importance of the universal law of gravitation. The universal law of gravitation successfully explained many phenomena occurring in nature. Some of these phenomena are as follows:
1. The force that binds us to the earth.
2. The motion of the moon around the earth.
3. The motion of planets around the sun.
4. The tides due to the moon.
7.
Gravitation. Everybody in this universe attracts every other body with a force known as 'force of gravitation'. Gravitation is the force of attraction between any two bodies in the universe. The attraction between the sun the earth, the attraction between a table and a chair lying in a room, the attraction between the earth and a satellite revolving around it etc.; are all examples of gravitation.
Gravity. Gravity is a special case of gravitation. Gravity is the attraction between the earth and any object lying on or near its surface. A body thrown up falls bask on the surface of the earth due to earth's force of gravity.
8.
(i) Since, it is known that a body can sink in water only when its weight is greater than the upthrust act on it by the water. But in this case, the upthrust act on the bottle is greater than its weight, thats why, it bounces back on the water surface.
(ii) A bucket of water weighs less inside the well water, it is because when the bucket immersed in water fully, upthrust act on it by water which reduce its actual weight.
9.
Archimedes' principle. This principle states that when a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.
Applications of Archimedes' principle
(i) Archimedes' principle is used in designing ships and submarines.
(ii) Lactometers based on Archimedes' principle are used to measure purity of a sample of milk.
(iii) Hydrometers used to measure density off liquids are based on Archimedes' principle.
10.
| Acceleration due to gravity 'g' | Universal gravitational constant 'G' |
|---|---|
| 1. It is the acceleration acquired by a body due to the earth's gravitational pull on it. | It is numerically equal to the force of attraction between two masses of 1 kg each separated by a distance of 1 m. |
| 2. 'g' is not a universal constant. It is different at different places on the surface of the earth. Its value varies from one celestial body to another. | 'G' is a universal constant i.e., its value is the same viz., 6.67 x 10-11 N-m2 kg-2 everywhere in the universe. |
| 3. It is a vector quantity. | It is a scalar quantity. |
11.
The gravity of the Earth attracts every object towards its centre. When an object is released from a height, it falls towards the surface of the Earth under the influence of gravitational force. The motion of the object is said to have free fall.
12.
Force of gravitation, F = \(F'=G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } \)
(i) When mass of one body (m1 or m2) is doubled, the force gets doubled.
\(F'=G\frac { { (2m }_{ 1 }){ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } =2G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } =2F\)
(ii) when the distance between the bodies is doubled,
\(F'=G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ (2{ r }^{ 2 }) } =\frac { 1 }{ 4 } G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } \frac { 1 }{ 4 } F\)i.e. the force becomes one-fourth of the original force.
(iii) When the masses of both bodies are doubled,
\(F'=G\frac { { (2m }_{ 1 }){ (2m }_{ 2 }) }{ { r }^{ 2 } } =4G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } =4F\)
i.e., the force becomes four times the original force.
(iii) When the distance between the two bodies is tripled,
\(F'=G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ (3{ r }^{ 2 }) } =\frac { 1 }{ 9 } G\frac { { m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { r }^{ 2 } } \frac { 1 }{ 9 } F\)
i.e., the force becomes one-ninth of the originals force.
13.
|
Mass |
Weight |
|---|---|
| 1. Mass is the quantity of matter contained in a body and is the measure of its inertia. | 1. Weight of a body is the force which a body is attracted towards the centre of the earth. |
| 2. Its value remains constant at all places. | 2. Its value (W=mg) changes from place to place due to the change in the value of acceleration due to gravity 'g'. |
| 3. It is a scalar quantity. | 3. It is a vector quantity. |
| 4. It is measured by a pan balance. | 4. It is measured by a spring balance. |
| 5. Mass of a body is never zero. | 5. Weight of a body is zero at the centre of the earth because there 'g' becomes zero. |
| 6. Its unit is kg | 6. Its unit is Newton or kg-wt. |
14.
(d)
become four times
15.
(c)
increases
16.
(a)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)times
17.
(d)
all bodies of the universe
18.
(i) The relative density of a substance is the ratio of its density to that of water.
Relative density of a substance
= \(\cfrac { Density\quad of\quad the\quad substance }{ Density\quad of\quad water } \)
Relative density of a substance
=\(=\cfrac { Mass\quad of\quad the\quad substance }{ Volume\quad of\quad the\quad substance } \times \cfrac { Volume\quad of\quad water }{ Mass\quad of\quad water } \) \(\left[ \therefore Density=\cfrac { mass }{ volume } \right] \)
Given that, mass of the cube = 50 g
Side of cube = 1.5 cm
\(\therefore\) Volume of cube = (1.5)3 cm3 = 3.375 cm3
\(\therefore\) Density =\(\cfrac { mass }{ Volume } \)
=\(\cfrac { 50 }{ 3.375 } \) = 14.81 g cm-3
(iil) Given that, mass, m = 250 g
Volume, V= 400 cc
\(\therefore \) Density=\(\cfrac { mass }{ Volume } \)
= \(\cfrac { 250 }{ 400 } \)g(cc)-1= 0.625 g (cc)-1
As we know that, density of water = 1 g (cc)-1. So, density of tin is less than that of water and hence tin will float.
19.
() Difference between thrust and pressure are
| Thrust | Pressur |
| The force exerted by the body perpendicular to the surface is known as thrust. | Thrust acting on unit area is called pressure, i.e. Pressure\(\left( P \right) =\cfrac { Force\left( F \right) }{ Area\left( A \right) } \) |
| 81 unit of thrust is newton (N). | SI unit of pressure is Nm-2 or Pa (pascal). |
The pressure exerted by 1 N of force, acting perpendicular on the s~rface of 1m 2 area is called 1pascal.
1 Pa= 1Nm-2
(1)
The force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at the rate of 1 metre per second square is called 1newton.
1N = 1 kg ms-2
Since, pressure is inversely proportional ro the area 0 contact, Le. \(p\propto \cfrac { 1 }{ A } \)
Therefore, pressure will reduce to half, if area of contact is doubled.
20.
(i) (a) g on the moon is given by
\({ g }^{ ' }=\cfrac { g }{ 6 } =\cfrac { 9.8 }{ 6 } \)
= 1.63 m/s2
(b) Mass of the person on the moon
=\(\cfrac { 110.84 }{ 1.63 } =68kg\)
(c) Weight of person on the earth = mg
= 68 x9.8
= 666.4 N- m2/kg2
(ii) Weight of a person on the earth will be
\(w=\cfrac { GMm }{ { R }^{ 2 } } \)
where, M = mass of the earth
R = radius of the earth
m = mass of person
and G =6.67 X 10 -11 N-m2/kg2
21.
(t) Let the two bodies have masses m) and mz and they are placed at the same distance R from the centre of the earth. According to the question, if the sameforce acts on both of them, then
\({ F }_{ 1 }=\cfrac { GM{ m }_{ 1 } }{ { R }^{ 2 } } \)
and \({ F }_{ 2 }=\cfrac { GM{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { R }^{ 2 } } \)
As, F1=F2
Hence,\(\cfrac { GM{ m }_{ 1 } }{ { R }^{ 2 } } =\cfrac { GM{ m }_{ 2 } }{ { R }^{ 2 } } \)
So, m1 = m2, their masses will be same
(ii) Mathematically,\(g=\cfrac { GM }{ { R }^{ 2 } } \)
where, g= acceleration due to gravity
G = universal gravitational constant
M = mass of the earth
and R = radius of the earth
(ii) G is known as the universal gravitational constant because its value remains same all the time everywhere in the universe, applicable to all bodies whether celestial or terrestrial.
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