At what altitude will the acceleration due to gravity be $25\% $ of that at the earth’s surface (given radius of earth is $R$) ?
$R/4$
$R$
$3R/8$
$R/2$
Suppose, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface is $10\, m\, s^{-2}$ and at the surface of Mars it is $4.0\, m\, s^{-2}$. A $60\, kg$ pasenger 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?
Given that mass of the earth is $M$ and its radius is $R$. A body is dropped from a height equal to the radius of the earth above the surface of the earth. When it reaches the ground its velocity will be
Which of the following statements are true about acceleration due to gravity?
$(a)\,\,'g'$ decreases in moving away from the centre if $r > R$
$(b)\,\,'g'$ decreases in moving away from the centre if $r < R$
$(c)\,\,'g'$ is zero at the centre of earth
$(d)\,\,'g'$ decreases if earth stops rotating on its axis
If $M$ is mass of a planet and $R$ is its radius then in order to become black hole [ $c$ is speed of light]
A particle of mass $M$ is situated at the centre of a spherical shell of same mass and radius $a$. The gravitational potential at a point situated at $\frac{a}{2}$ distance from the centre, will be