VIDYAWATI NIGAM MEMORIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

NARAINI ROAD, BANDA

QUESTION BANK-GRAVITATION (IX)

Class 09 - Science

1. School bags have a broader base to reduce [1]

a) air resistance b) pressure

c) weight d) normal reaction

Gm1 m2
2. The equation F = 2
is valid only for [1]
r

a) spherical bodies b) circular bodies

c) elliptical bodies d) linear bodies

3. A stone is dropped from the top of the tower. Its speed after it has fallen 20 m is (Take g = 10ms-1 ) [1]

a) 10 ms-1 b) 20 ms-1

c) 30 ms-1 d) - 10 ms-1

4. The value of gravitational constant depends upon [1]

a) temperature of the atmosphere b) masses

c) distance between the masses d) none of these

5. Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is the greatest [1]

a) at equator b) uniform at all places

c) at 23.6o latitude d) at poles

6. Which of the following graphs shows an approximate variation of g with height h above the Earth’s surface? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

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 7. Suppose, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth’s surface is 10 m s-2and at the surface of Mars is 4 m s-2. A [1]

60 kg passenger goes from the Earth to the Mars in a spaceship moving with a constant velocity. Neglect all
other objects in the sky. Which part of figure best represents the weight (net gravitational force) of the passenger
as a function of time?

a) R b) P

c) Q d) S
8. Earth goes round the Sun with [1]

a) varying velocity b) varying K.E.

c) same velocity d) same momentum

9. A heavier and a lighter body have equal momentum, then [1]

a) heavier will have more K.E. b) K.E. will be independent of momentum

c) lighter will have more K.E. d) they will have equal K.E.
10. The ratio of weight to mass of the body is ________. [1]

a) 10 b) zero

c) 1.0 d) 9.8
11. Assertion (A): When the distance between two bodies is doubled and also the mass of each body is doubled, [1]
then the gravitational force between them remains the same.
Reason (R): According to Newton’s law of gravitation, a product of force is directly proportional to the product
mass of bodies and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

12. Assertion (A): It is the gravitational force exerted by the sun and the moon on the sea water that causes to the [1]
formation of tides in the sea.
Reason (R): Gravitational force of attraction is a strong force.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

13. Assertion (A): If we drop a stone and a sheet of paper from a balcony of first floor, then stone will reach the [1]
ground first.
Reason (R): The resistance due to air depends on velocity only.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the

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 explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): Kepler’s second law of planetary motion is also known as Kepler’s law of areas. [1]
Reason (R): The line joining the planet and the sun sweeps equal areas in equal intervals of time.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): An object floats on the surface of a liquid in a beaker. The whole system is allowed to fall freely [1]
under gravity. The upthrust on the object due to the liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.
Reason (R): Archimedes’ principle states that the upthrust on an object due to a fluid is equal to the weight of
the fluid displaced.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

16. Assertion (A): Mass is a scalar quantity. [1]
Reason (R): It has a magnitude as well as direction.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

17. Assertion (A): The value of acceleration due to gravity changes with the height, depth and shape of the earth. [1]
Reason (R): Acceleration due to gravity is zero at the centre of the earth.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): A sheet of paper falls slower, than one that is crumpled into a ball. [1]
Reason (R): Sheet of paper has lesser weight than that is crumpled into a ball.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): According to the universal law of gravitation, every object in the universe attracts every other [1]
object with some force.
Reason (R): The direction of force is along the line joining the centres of the two bodies.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): An object floats if it displaces an amount of liquid whose weight is greater than the actual weight [1]
of the object.
Reason (R): During floatation an object experiences no net force in the downward direction

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 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

21. In the following figure the zero error is: [1]

a) – 2 gwt b) – 5 gwt

c) 5 gwt d) 2 gwt
22. For performing an experiment to verify Archimedes principle, a student used a spring balance with a zero error [1]
of 4 g wt. He used to measure the weight of a solid metallic block as shown in the figure below. The solid
metallic block was then lowered in water contained in an overflowing jar and the water displaced by this block
was collected in graduated or measuring cylinder as shown in figure.

The apparent loss in weight of the solid metallic block is :

a) 40 g wt b) 35 g wt

c) 38 g wt d) 30 g wt
23. The water level in a measuring cylinder, before and after immersing a metal cube in it, is shown in the figure. [1]
The volume of the metal cube is:

a) 18 cm3 b) 24 cm3

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 c) 22 cm3 d) 20 cm3

24. Four students A, B, C and D while performing an experiment on establishing the relation between the loss of [1]
weight of small solid when fully immersed in tap water, and the weight of water displaced by it, used four
different shapes of overflow cans containing water as shown :The arrangement, that would given correct results
is that of student:

a) B b) D

c) C d) A
25. The level of water in a measuring cylinder before and after a solid of 8 g mass is fully immersed into it as [1]
shown.The density of the given solid is:

a) 5 g/cm3 b) 2 g/cm3

c) 4 g/cm3 d) 3 g/cm3

26. An object weighs 10 N when measured on the surface of the earth. What would be its weight when measured on [1]
the surface of the moon?
27. Mass of an object is 10 kg. What is its weight on the earth? [1]
28. State the universal law of gravitation. [2]
29. What is the source of the centripetal force that a planet requires revolving around the Sun? On what factors does [2]
that force depend?
30. Give three differences between acceleration due to gravity (g) and universal gravitational constant (G). [2]
31. Write the formula to find the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and an object on the surface [2]
of the earth.
32. What happens to the force between two objects, if [2]
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?
33. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity 'u'. Calculate the velocity with which it falls to the earth [2]
again.
34. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower 40 m high. What is its velocity when it has covered a distance of 20 m? [2]
We would be its velocity when it hits the ground? (Take g = 10 ms-2)
35. A stone is allowed to fall from the top of a tower 100 m high and at the same time another stone is projected [2]
vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 25 m/s. Calculate when and where the two stones will

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 meet.
36. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 m/s. Calculate [2]
i. the maximum height to which it rises.
ii. the total time it takes to return to the surface of the earth.
37. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Taking g = 10m/s
2
, find the maximum [2]
height reached by the stone. What is the net displacement and the total distance covered by the stone?
38. Gravitational force on the surface of the moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravitational force on the earth. What is [2]
the weight in newton of a 10 kg object on the moon and on the earth?

39. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 ms-1. Calculate:i) the maximum height to which it [2]

rises.ii) the total time it takes to return to the surface of the earth.
40. A stone is released from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. Calculate its final velocity just before touching the [2]
ground.
41. A stone is dropped from the edge of a roof. It passes a window 2 metre high in 0.1 second. How far is the roof [2]
above the top of the window?
42. Find the percentage change in the weight of a body, when it is taken from the equator to poles. The radius of the [2]
earth at poles is 6357 km and the radius at the equator is 6378 km.
43. i. Seema buys few grains of gold at the poles as per the instruction of one of her friends. She hands over the [3]
same when she meets her at the equator. Will the friend agree with the weight of gold bought? If no, why?
ii. If the moon attracts the earth, then why does the earth not move towards the moon?
44. What happens to the magnitude of the force of gravitation between two objects, if [3]
i. distance between the objects is tripled?
ii. mass of both objects is doubled?
iii. mass of both objects as well as the distance between them is doubled?

45. The mass of the mars is 6.39 × 1023 kg and that of the jupiter is 1.89 × 1027 kg. If the distance between mars [3]

and jupiter is 749 × 103 m. Calculate the force exerted by the jupiter on the mars. (G = 6.7 × 10-11 Nm2 kg-2)
46. Shashank placed an iron cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 7 cm × 10 cm on a tray containing fine sand. He placed [3]
the cuboid in such a way that it was made to lie on the sand with its faces of dimensions
i. 4 cm × 7 cm,
ii. 7cm × 10cm,
iii. 4 cm × 10 cm.

If the density of iron is nearly 8 g cm-3 and g =10 ms-2, find the minimum and maximum pressure as
calculated by Shashank.
.
47. Two objects of masses m1 and m2 having the same size are dropped simultaneously from heights h1 and h2 [3]
respectively. Find out the ratio of time they would take in reaching the ground. Will this ratio remain the same if
i. one of the objects is hollow and the other one is solid; and
ii. both of them are hollow, size remaining the same in each case? Give reasons.
48. A boy on a cliff 49m high, drops a stone to the ground.One second later, he throws another stone vertically [3]
downwards. The two stones hit the ground at the same time. What was the velocity with which the second stone
was thrown?
49. A stone is dropped from a height of 50m on earth. At the same time, another stone is thrown vertically upwards [3]

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 from the ground with a velocity up wards from the ground with a velocity of 50m/s. At what height from the
ground will the two stones meet (g = -10 m/s2)
50. A ball is dropped from the jumping board of a swimming pool, which is at a height of 20 m. A second ball is [3]
thrown from the same board after one second with initial velocity u. If both the balls hit the water together,
calculate the initial velocity of second ball. Do they hit the ground at the same time? (Take g = 10 ms-2)
51. A ball thrown up vertically returns to the tower after 6 s. Find [3]
i. the velocity of the ball with which it was thrown up,
ii. the maximum height it reaches, and
iii. the position of the ball after 4 s.

52. The mass of a planet Jupiter is 1.9 × 1027 kg and that of the sun is 1.99 × 1030 kg. The mean distance of the [3]

sun from Jupiter is 7.8 × 1011. Calculate the gravitational force which the sun exerts on Jupiter.
53. A coconut is hanging on a tree at a height of 15 m from the ground. A boy launches a projectile vertically [3]
upward with a velocity of 20 ms-1. After what time, the projectile will pass by the coconut. Explain the two

answers that you get in this problem. (Take g = 10 ms-2)

54. The radius of the earth is about 6370Km. An object of mass 30Kg is taken to a height of 230Km above the [3]
surface of the earth.
i. What is the mass of the body?
ii. What is the acceleration to gravity at this height?
iii. What is the weight of the body at this height?

55. A body weighs 25 kg on the surface of the earth. If the mass of the earth is 6 × 1024 kg, then the radius of the [3]

earth is 6.4 × 106 m and the gravitational constant 6.67 × 10-11 N-m2/kg2.
Calculate
i. the mutual force of attraction between the body and the earth.
ii. the acceleration produced in the body.
iii. the acceleration produced in the earth.

56. i. According to universal law of gravitation, every object in this universe attracts every other object. Explain, [3]
why then a table and a chair lying in the same room do not collide with each other?
ii. An object is thrown vertically upwards to a height of 12 m. Calculate its
a. velocity with which it was thrown upwards.
b. time taken by the object to reach a height of 12 m.
57. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
There are four basic forces in nature. These forces are gravitational forces, electromagnetic forces, strong
nuclear forces and weak forces. Out of the these four forces, gravitational force is the weakest force and
attractive in nature. Gravitational force between two objects is proportional to their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance of separation between the objects. The gravitational force between two
objects A and B of masses m1 and m2 and separated by a distance r is F.

i. Is the value of g remains the same at all the places on the earths surface? (1)
ii. The force of attraction between two bodies at a certain separation is 10N. What will be the force of attraction
between them if the separation between them is reduced to half? (1)

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 iii. What happens to the force between two objects, if the masses of both objects are doubled? (2)
OR
What are the SI units of the gravitational constant G and the acceleration due to gravity g? (2)
58. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The force with which a planet attracts an object towards it is called the weight of the object on that planet. The
weight of an object on the surface of the earth is W newton. The object is now taken to a planet whose mass is
1

times the mass of earth and radius is times the radius of the earth. It is found that the weight of the object on
1

the planet is different than the weight on the earth. g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth.
i. What is weight and how is it different from mass? (1)
ii. Why is the weight of an object less on the moon than on earth? (1)
iii. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet? (2)
OR
On what factors do the weights of an object depend? (2)

59. i. A steel needle sinks in water but a steel ship floats. Explain, how? [5]
ii. Why do you prefer a broad and thick handle of your suitcase?
60. What are the differences between the mass of the object and its weight? [5]
61. A stone is dropped from the edge of a roof. [5]
i. How long does it take to fall 4.9 m?
ii. How fast does it move at the end of that fall?
iii. How fast does it move at the end of 7.9 m?
iv. What is its acceleration after 1s and after 2 s?
62. From a cliff of 49 m high, a man drops a stone. One second later, he throws another stone. They both hit the [5]
ground at the same time. Find out the speed with which he threw the second stone.
63. A car falls off a ledge and drops to the ground in 0.5 s. Let g = 10 ms-2 (for simplifying the calculations). [5]

i. What is its speed on striking the ground?

ii. What is its average speed during the 0.5 s?
iii. How high is the ledge from the ground?

64. i. Suppose the mass of the earth somehow increases by 10% without any change in its size. What would [5]
happen to your weight?
ii. Suppose the radius of the earth becomes twice of its present radius without any change in its mass. What will
happen to your weight?
65. The weight of any person on the moon is about 1/6 times that on the earth. He can lift a mass of 15 kg on the [5]
earth. What will be the maximum mass, which can be lifted by the same force applied by the person on the
moon?
66. i. A cube of side 5 cm is immersed in water and then in saturated salt solution. In which case, will it experience [5]
a greater buoyant force? If each side of the cube is reduced to 4 cm and then immersed in water, what will be
the effect on the buoyant force experienced by the cube as compared to the first case for water. Give the
reason for each case.
ii. A ball weight 4 kg of density 4000 kg m-3is completely immersed in water of density 103kg m-3. Find the

force of buoyancy on it. (Given g = 10 ms-2.)

[5]

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67. 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.

68. i. At some moment, two giant planets Jupiter and Saturn of the solar system are in the same line as seen from [5]
the earth. Find the total gravitational force due to them on a person of mass 50 kg on the earth. Could the
force due to the planets be important?

Mass of the Jupiter = 2 × 1027 kg

Mass of the Saturn = 6 × 1026 kg
The distance of Jupiter from the earth = 6.3 × 1011 m

The distance of Saturn from the earth = 1.28 × 1012 m

ii. A bag of sugar weighs 'w' at a certain place on the equator. If this bag is taken to Antarctica, then will it
weigh the same or more or less. Give a reason for your answer.
69. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and a 1 kg object on its surface? (Mass of the [5]
earth is 6 × 10 24
kg and radius of the earth is6.4 × 10 m).
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70. A stone is dropped from a 100 m high tower. How long does it take to fall? [5]
a. the first 50 m and
b. the second 50 m.
71. A block of wood is kept on a tabletop. The mass of the wooden block is 5 kg and its dimensions are 40 cm × 20 [5]
cm × 10 cm. Find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the table top if it is made to lie on the table top
with its sides of dimensions

i. 20 cm × 10 cm and
ii. 40 cm × 20 cm.
72. A stone is allowed to fall from the top of a tower 100 m high and at the same time another stone is projected [5]
vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 25 ms-1. Calculate when and where the two stones will
meet.
73. i. Prove that, if the earth attracts two bodies placed at the same distance from the centre of the earth with equal [5]
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?
74. Define acceleration due to gravity. Derive an expression for acceleration due to gravity in terms of mass of the [5]
earth (M) and universal gravitational constant (G).
75. i. Write the formula to find the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and an object on the [5]

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 earth's surface.
ii. Derive how does the value of gravitational force F between two objects change when
a. distance between them is reduced to half and
b. mass of an object is increased four times.

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