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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false :
The value of G on the moon is about one-sixth `(1/6)`of the value of G on the earth.
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उत्तर
False, the value of g on the moon is about 1/6 of its value on earth
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the value of gravitational constant G (i) on the earth, and (ii) on the moon ?
Explain why the value of g is zero at the centre of the earth.
The radius of planet A is half the radius of planet B. If the mass of A is MA, what must be the mass of B so that the value of g on B is half that of its value on A?
The value of gravitational acceleration (g) is ______ at the equator.
Write scientific reasons.
The value of g at the centre of the earth is zero.
______ is used to change the speed of the car.
Suppose the gravity of the earth suddenly becomes zero, then in which direction will the moon begin to move if no other celestial body affects it?
The moon has a mass of 1/81 that of the earth and a radius of 1/4 that of the earth. The escape speed from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s. The escape speed from the surface of the moon is ______.
A body is thrown from the surface of the earth with velocity 'u' m/s. The maximum height in m above the surface of the earth upto which it will reach is ______.
(R = radius of earth, g = acceleration due to gravity)
The value of acceleration due to gravity at Earth’s surface is 9.8 ms−2. The altitude above its surface at which the acceleration due to gravity decreases to 4.9 ms−2, is close to ______.
(Radius of earth = 6.4 × 106 m)
