Name of the Student: ___________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade/Section: IX Mavericks/Stalwarts/Titans/ Subject: Physics

Pioneers/Achievers/Innovators
CBA WORK SHEET - GRAVITATION
1. The atmosphere is held to the Earth by:
(a) Gravity (b) Wind (c) Clouds (d) Earth’s magnetic field
2. The force of attraction between two unit point masses separated by a unit distance is called:
(a) Gravitational potential (b) Acceleration due to gravity
(c) Gravitational field (d) Universal gravitational constant
3. The weight of an object at the centre of the Earth of radius R is:
(a) Zero (b) Infinite
(c) R times the weight at the surface of the Earth
(d) 1/R2 times the weight at surface of the Earth
4. When a mango falls from a mango tree then:
(a) Only the Earth attracts the mango. (b) Only the mango attracts the Earth.
(c) Both the mango and the Earth attract each other.
(d) Both the mango and the Earth repel each other.
5. The SI unit of pressure is:
(a) Nm2 (b) N/m (c) N/m2 (d) dyne/cm2
6. The SI unit of density is:
(a) g/cm (b) kg/m (c) kg/m3 (d) kg/cm3
7. Choose the correct unit for the relative density among the following.
(a) kg/cm (b) unit less (c) kg/cm (d) kg/m3
8. The value of acceleration due to gravity:
(a) Is same on equator and poles (b) Is least on poles
(c) Is least on equator (d) Increases from pole to equator
9. 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
10. The amount of matter contained in a body is called its:
(a) Weight (b) Energy (c) Mass (d) Gravity
11. An object weighs 10 N in air. When immersed fully in water, it weighs only 8 N. The weight of the
liquid displaced by the object will be:
(a) 2 N (b) 8 N (c) 10 N (d) 12 N
12. A girl stands on a box having 60 cm length, 40 cm breadth and 20 cm width in three ways. The
pressure exerted by the box will be:
(a) Maximum when length and breadth form the base
(b) Maximum when breadth and width form the base
(c) Maximum when width and length form the base
(d) The same in all the above three cases
13. An apple falls from a tree because of gravitational attraction between the Earth and the apple. If
F1 is the magnitude of force exerted by the Earth on the apple and F2 is the magnitude of force
exerted by the apple on the Earth, then:
(a) F1 is very much greater than F2 (b) F2 is very much greater than F1
(c) F1 is only a little greater than F2 (d) F1 and F1 are equal
14. The acceleration due to gravity on the Earth depends upon the:
(a) Mass of the body (b) Mass of the Earth
(c) Shape and size of the body (d) Volume of the body

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15. When a ship floats in sea water:
(a) The weight of water displaced is greater than the weight of ship
(b) The weight of water displaced is less than the weight of the ship
(c) The weight of water displaced is equal to the weight of the ship
(d) It displaces no water.
16. The mass of moon is about 0.012 times that of the earth and its diameter is about 0.25 times that of
earth. The value of G on the moon will be:
(a) Same as that on the earth (b) About one-fifth of that on the earth
(c) About one-sixth of that on the earth (d) About one-fourth of that on the earth
17. A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in a horizontal circular path. If the string breaks the
stone:
(a) Will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path
(b) Will move along a straight line the tangential to the circular path
(c) Will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy
(d) Will continue to move in the circular path
18. The school bags are generally provided with the broad straps because:
(a) It will spread the force of the bag over the large area of the shoulder of the child producing large
pressure
(b) It will spread the force of the bag over the large area of the shoulder of the child producing less
pressure
(c) It has become a trend among the students to carry the bags with wide strips
(d) It will spread the force of the bag over the small area of the shoulder of the child producing less
pressure
19. Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of moon would:
(a) Have different accelerations (b) Undergo a change in their inertia
(c) Have same velocities at any instant (d) Experience forces of same magnitude
20. The ratio of S.I. unit of g to C.G.S. unit of g is:
(a) 102 (b) 10 (c) 10-2 (d) 10-1
21. An astronaut in the orbit in a spacecraft feels weightlessness
(a) Due to the absence of gravity inside
(b) Due to the fact that spacecraft has no energy
(c) Because acceleration in the orbit is equal to acceleration of gravity outside
(d) There is no gravity outside
22. When a body is thrown up, the force of gravity is
(a) in the upward direction (b) in the downward direction
(c) zero (d) in the horizontal direction
23. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Mass of an object is the measure of its inertia.
2. Heavier the object smaller is the inertia.
3. The mass of an object is variable.
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
24. The type of force that exists between two charged bodies is
(a) Only gravitational (b) only electrostatic
(c) Neither (a) nor (b) (d) both (a) and (b)
25. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) g is same at all places on the surface of earth.
(b) g has its maximum value at the equator.
(c) g is less at the earth’s surface than at a height above it or a depth below it.
(d) g is greater at the poles than at the equator.
26. The weight of a body is 120 N on the earth. If it is taken to the moon, its weight will be about
(a) 120 N (b) 60 N (c) 20 N (d) 720 N
27. Acceleration due to gravity is maximum at (R is the radius of earth)
(a) Height R/2 from the earth’s surface (b) The centre of the earth
(c) The surface of the earth (d) A depth R/2 from earth’s surface

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28. The value of G was first determined experimentally by
(a) Newton (b) Henry Cavendish (c) Kepler (d) Galileo
Read the given paragraph below carefully and answer the following questions:
The acceleration produced in a body due to the force of gravity is called acceleration due to
gravity. It is independent of the mass of the object. Therefore, all objects falling freely in
vacuum have same acceleration.
The value of acceleration due to gravity varies from place to place. It decreases as we go above or
below the earth’s surface. It is maximum on the surface of earth and i.e. 9.8m/s 2. It is more at the
poles than at the equator. It is zero at the Centre of the earth. Its value on the surface of earth is 6
times of that on the surface of moon. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is
given by, g = GM/R2.
29. The value of g on the surface of moon is :
a) Same as that on the surface earth b) 1/6th of that on the surface of earth
c) 6 times of that on the surface of earth d) none of these
30. S. I. unit of acceleration due to gravity is :
a) m/s b) m/s2 c) m/s3 d) cm/s2
31. In vacuum all freely falling objects have same:
a) Acceleration b) force c) weight d) velocity
32. The value of g on a planet whose mass and radius both are twice as that of the earth is:
a) 9.8m/s2 b) 4.9m/s2 c) 19.6m/s2 d) 0
STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS:
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both statements are true
(b) Both statements are false
(c) Statement- I is true and Statement -II is false
(d) Statement- I is true and Statement -II is false
33. Statement - I: Gravitational force of attraction of earth on an apple is equal to the gravitational
attraction of an apple on earth.
Statement – II: Newton’s law of gravitation obeys Newton’s third law.
34. Statement - I: The universal gravitational constant is same as acceleration due to gravity.
Statement – II: Gravitational constant and acceleration due to gravity have same units.
35. Statement - I: Pressure exerted by liquid depends upon the depth of the liquid.
Statement – II: Pressure exerted by the liquid depends upon acceleration due to gravity.
ASSERTION REASON TYPE QUESTIONS:
For question number 17 to 19 two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b),
(c) and (d) as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
36. Assertion (A): The relative density has no unit.
Reason (R): The relative density is a ratio of different physical quantities.
37. Assertion (A): It is easy to penetrate a nail in the wall as compared to a screw.
Reason (R): Pins and nails are made with pointed ends.
38. Assertion (A): The direction of acceleration due to gravity is always towards the earth.
Reason (R): The value of g is 9.8 m/s2.
39. Assertion (A): Universal gravitational constant G is a scalar quantity.
Reason(R): The value of G is same throughout the universe.
40. Assertion (A): When distance between two bodies is doubled and also mass of each body is
doubled, then the gravitational force between them remains the same.
Reason(R): According to Newton’s law of gravitation, product of force is directly proportional to
the product mass of bodies and inversely proportional to square of the distance between them.
41. Assertion (A): During a journey from the earth to the moon and back, maximum fuel is spent to
overcome the earth’s gravity at take-off.

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 Reason(R): Earth’s mass is much greater than that of the moon.
42. Assertion (A): An object floats if it displaces an amount of liquid whose weight is greater than the
actual weight of the object.
Reason(R): During floatation an object experiences a net force in the downward direction.
43. Assertion (A): Weight of a body on earth is equal to the force with which the body is attracted
towards the earth.
Reason(R): Weight of a body is independent of the mass of the body.
44. Assertion (A): If we drop a stone and a sheet of paper from a balcony of first floor, then stone and
the paper reaches the ground at the same time.
Reason(R): The resistance due to air depends on velocity only.
MATCHING QUESTIONS
45. List-I List-II
(P) C.G.S. unit of pressure (1) 1 atm
(Q) 1 millibar (2) scalar
(R) Pressure (3) 100 Pa
(S) 105 Pascals (4) Dyne/cm2
(a) P- 3 Q- 1 R-4 S-2 (b) P- 4 Q-3 R-2 S-1
(c) P- 2 Q-1 R-4 S-3 (d) P- 1 Q-4 R-2 S-3
46.
(P) Gravitation constant (1) is universal
(Q) Gravitational Force (2) F=Gm1 m2/d2
(R) Simple pendulum (3) depend on masses
(S) Newton's law of gravitation (4) Used to determine acceleration due to gravity.
(a) P – 3; Q- 1; R- 4; S – 2 (c) P – 1; Q- 3; R- 4; S - 2
(b) P – 3; Q- 1; R- 2; S – 4 (d) P – 3; Q- 2; R- 4; S - 4
State True or False for the following.
47. The value of G depends upon the mass of the Earth.
48. On the surface of earth value of g is zero.
49. The direction of buoyant force acting on a solid immersed inside a liquid is downward.
50. An object floats on the surface of water, if an up thrust exerted on it is greater than its up thrust.
51. Buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid.

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Name of the Student: ___________________________ Date: ______________________
Grade/Section: IX Mavericks/Stalwarts/Titans/ Subject: Science
Pioneers/Achievers/Innovators
Revision work sheet on Gravitation
1. What is the source of centripetal force that a planet requires to revolve around the Sun? On what factors
does that force depend?
2. Suppose gravity of earth suddenly becomes zero, then in which direction will the moon begin to move
if no other celestial body affects it?
3. Identical packets are dropped from two aeroplanes, one above the equator and the other above the
north pole, both at height h. Assuming all conditions are identical, will those packets take same time
to reach the surface of earth. Justify your answer.
4. 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 earth. What will be the maximum mass, which can be lifted by the same force applied by the
person on the moon?
5. The earth is acted upon by gravitation of Sun, even though it does not fall into the Sun. Why?
6. How does the weight of an object vary with respect to mass and radius of the earth? In a hypothetical
case, if the diameter of the earth becomes half of its present value and its mass becomes four times of
its present value, then how would the weight of any object on the surface of the earth be affected?
7. How does the force of attraction between the two bodies depend upon their masses and distance
between them? A student thought that two bricks tied together would fall faster than a single one under
the action of gravity. Do you agree with his hypothesis or not? Comment.
8. Two objects of masses m1 and m2 having the same size are dropped simultaneously from heights h1
and h2 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 reason.
9. 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, what will be the effect on the buoyant force experienced by the cube as compared to the first
case for water. Give reason for each case.
10. A ball weighing 4 kg of density 4000 kg m–3 is completely immersed in water of density
103 kg m–3 Find the force of buoyancy on it. (Given g = 10 m s–2)
11. Mention any four phenomena that the universal law of gravitation was able to explain.
12. When does an object show weightlessness?
13. Suppose that the radius of the earth becomes twice of its original radius without any change in its mass.
Then what will happen to your weight?
14. Give three differences between acceleration due to gravity (g) and universal gravitational constant (G).
15. Show that the weight of an object on the moon is 1/6 th of its weight on the earth.
16. From a cliff of 49 m high, a man drops a stone. One second later, he throws another stone. They both
hit the ground at the same time. Find out the speed with which he threw the second stone.
17. A stone is dropped from the top of a 40 m high tower. Calculate its speed after 2 s. Also find the speed
with which the stone strikes the ground.

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 18. A stone dropped from the roof of a building takes 4s to reach the ground. Calculate the height of the
building.
19. Why does the tides are formed in the sea or ocean?
20. Why does a body orbiting in space possess zero weight with respect to a spaceship?
21. Velocity-time graph for the ball’s motion is shown in figure.

Observe the graph and answer the following questions.

Assume that g = 10 m/s2 and that there is no air resistance.
(a) In which direction is the ball moving at point C?
(b) At which point is the ball stationary?
(c) At which point is the ball at its maximum height?
(d) What is the ball’s acceleration at point C?
(e) What is the ball’s acceleration at point A?
(f) What is the ball’s acceleration at point B?

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