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(Chapter – 10) (Gravitation), (Class – IX), , Page 134, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, State the universal law of gravitation, Answer 1:, The universal law of gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts, every other object with a force called the gravitational force. The force acting, between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers., For two objects of masses m1 and m2 and the distance between them r, the force, (F) of attraction acting between them is given by the universal law of gravitation, as:, 𝐺𝑚1 𝑚2, 𝐹=, 𝑟2, Where, G is the universal gravitation constant and its value is 6.67 ×, 10−11 𝑁𝑚2 𝑘𝑔−2 ., www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 2:, Write the formula to find the magnitude of the gravitational force between the, earth and an object on the surface of the earth., Answer 2:, Let 𝑀𝐸 be the mass of the Earth and m be the mass of an object on its surface. If, R is the radius of the Earth, then according to the universal law of gravitation, the, gravitational force (F) acting between the Earth and the object is given by the, relation:, 𝐺𝑀𝐸 𝑚, 𝐹=, 𝑅2, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, , 1

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Page 136, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, What do you mean by free fall?, Answer 1:, 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., www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 2:, What do you mean by acceleration due to gravity?, Answer 2:, When an object falls towards the ground from a height, then its velocity changes, during the fall. This changing velocity produces acceleration in the object. This, acceleration is known as acceleration due to gravity (g). Its value is given by 9.8, m/s2., www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, , 1

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Page 138, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?, Answer 1:, S.No., , Mass, , Weight, , I., , Mass is the quantity of matter Weight is the force of gravity acting on, contained in the body., the body., , II., , It is the measure of inertia of It is the measure of gravity., the body., , III., , Mass is a constant quantity., , Weight is not a constant quantity. It is, different at different places., , IV., , It only has magnitude., , It has magnitude as well as direction., , V., , Its SI unit is kilogram (kg)., , Its SI unit is the same as the SI unit of, force, i.e., Newton (N)., , www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 2:, 1, Why is the weight of an object on the moon th its weight on the earth?, 6, Answer 2:, Let ME be the mass of the Earth and m be an object on the surface of the Earth., Let RE be the radius of the Earth. According to the universal law of gravitation,, weight WE of the object on the surface of the Earth is given by,, 𝐺𝑀𝐸 𝑚, 𝑊𝐸 =, 𝑅𝐸2, , Let MM and RM be the mass and radius of the moon. Then, according to the, universal law of gravitation, weight WM of the object on the surface of the moon, is given by:, , 1

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Page 141, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Why is it difficult to hold a school bag having a strap made of a thin and strong, string?, Answer 1:, It is difficult to hold a school bag having a thin strap because the pressure on the, shoulders is quite large. This is because the pressure is inversely proportional to, the surface area on which the force acts. The smaller is the surface area; the larger, will be the pressure on the surface. In the case of a thin strap, the contact surface, area is very small. Hence, the pressure exerted on the shoulder is very large., www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 2:, What do you mean by buoyancy?, Answer 2:, The upward force exerted by a liquid on an object immersed in it is known as, buoyancy. When you try to immerse an object in water, then you can feel an, upward force exerted on the object, which increases as you push the object deeper, into water., www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 3:, Why does an object float or sink when placed on the surface of water?, Answer 3:, 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., www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, , 1

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Page 142, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, You find your mass to be 42 kg on a weighing machine. Is your mass more or, less than 42 kg?, Answer 1:, When you weigh your body, an upward force acts on it. This upward force is the, buoyant force. As a result, the body gets pushed slightly upwards, causing the, weighing machine to show a reading less than the actual value., tiwariacademy.com, Question 2:, You have a bag of cotton and an iron bar, each indicating a mass of 100 kg when, measured on a weighing machine. In reality, one is heavier than other. Can you, say which one is heavier and why?, Answer 2:, The bag of cotton is heavier than iron bar. This is because the surface area of the, cotton bag is larger than the iron bar. Hence, more buoyant force acts on the bag, than that on an iron bar. This makes the cotton bag lighter than its actual value., For this reason, the iron bar and the bag of cotton show the same mass on the, weighing machine, but actually the mass of the cotton bag is more than that of, the iron bar., www.tiwariacademy.com, , 1

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(Chapter – 10) (Gravitation), (Class – IX), , Exercises, Question 1: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance, between them is reduced to half?, Answer 1:, According to the universal law of gravitation, gravitational force (F) acting, between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r), between them, i.e.,, 1, 𝐹∝ 2, 𝑟, If distance r becomes r/2, then the gravitational force will be proportional to, 4, 1, =, 𝑟 2 𝑟2, (2), Hence, if the distance is reduced to half, then the gravitational force becomes four, times larger than the previous value., Question 2:, Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why then, a, heavy object does not fall faster than a light object?, Answer 2:, All objects fall on ground with constant acceleration, called acceleration due to, gravity (in the absence of air resistances). It is constant and does not depend upon, the mass of an object. Hence, heavy objects do not fall faster than light objects., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 3:, What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and a 1 kg, object on its surface? (Mass of the earth is 6 × 1024 kg and radius of the earth is, 6.4 × 106 m)., Answer 3:, According to the universal law of gravitation, gravitational force exerted on an, object of mass m is given by, , 1

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𝐺𝑀𝑚, 𝑟2, www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Where,, Mass of Earth, M = 6 × 1024 kg, Mass of object, m = 1 kg, Universal gravitational constant, G = 6.7 × 10−11 Nm2 kg−2, Since the object is on the surface of the Earth,, r = radius of the Earth (R), r = R = 6.4 × 106 m, Therefore, the gravitational force, 𝐹=, , 𝐺𝑀𝑚 6.7 × 10−11 × 6 × 1024 × 1, 𝐹= 2 =, = 9.8 𝑁, (6.4 × 106 )2, 𝑟, , www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 4:, The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does, the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the, force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?, Answer 4:, According to the universal law of gravitation, two objects attract each other with, equal force, but in opposite directions. The Earth attracts the moon with an equal, force with which the moon attracts the earth., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 5:, If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?, Answer 5:, The Earth and the moon experience equal gravitational forces from each other., However, the mass of the Earth is much larger than the mass of the moon. Hence,, it accelerates at a rate lesser than the acceleration rate of the moon towards the, Earth. For this reason, the Earth does not move towards the moon., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, , 2

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Question 6:, 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?, Answer 6:, According to the universal law of gravitation, the force of gravitation between, 𝐺𝑀𝑚, two objects is given by 𝐹 = 2, 𝑟, www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, (i) F is directly proportional to the masses of the objects. If the mass of one object, is doubled, then the gravitational force will also get doubled., (ii) F is inversely proportional to the square of the distances between the objects., If the distance is doubled, then the gravitational force becomes one-fourth of its, original value., Similarly, if the distance is tripled, then the gravitational force becomes one-ninth, of its original value., (iii) F is directly proportional to the product of masses of the objects. If the masses, of both the objects are doubled, then the gravitational force becomes four times, the original value., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 7:, What is the importance of universal law of gravitation?, Answer 7:, The universal law of gravitation proves that every object in the universe attracts, every other object., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 8:, What is the acceleration of free fall?, Answer 8:, When objects fall towards the Earth under the effect of gravitational force alone,, then they are said to be in free fall. Acceleration of free fall is 9.8 ms−2, which is, constant for all objects (irrespective of their masses)., , 3

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www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 9:, What do we call the gravitational force between the Earth and an object?, Answer 9:, Gravitational force between the earth and an object is known as the weight of the, object., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 10:, Amit buys few grams of gold at the poles as per the instruction of one of his, friends. He hands over the same when he meets him at the equator. Will the friend, agree with the weight of gold bought? If not, why? [Hint: The value of 𝑔 is greater, at the poles than at the equator]., Answer 10:, Weight of a body on the Earth is given by W = mg, Where,, m = Mass of the body, g = Acceleration due to gravity, The value of g is greater at poles than at the equator. Therefore, gold at the equator, weighs less than at the poles. Hence, Amit’s friend will not agree with the weight, of the gold bought., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 11:, Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?, Answer 11:, When a sheet of paper is crumbled into a ball, then its density increases. Hence,, resistance to its motion through the air decreases and it falls faster than the sheet, of paper., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, , 4

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Question 12: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, 1, Gravitational force on the surface of the moon is only as strong as gravitational, 6, force on the Earth. What is the weight in newtons of a 10 kg object on the moon, and on the Earth?, Answer 12:, 1, Weight of an object on the moon = × Weight of an object on the Earth, 6, Also,, Weight = Mass × Acceleration, Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2, Therefore, weight of a 10 kg object on the Earth = 10 × 9.8 = 98 N, 1, And, weight of the same object on the moon = × 98 = 16.3 N, 6, , Question 13: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 m/s. Calculate, (i) the maximum height to which it rises., (ii) the total time it takes to return to the surface of the earth., Answer 13:, (i) According to the equation of motion under gravity v2 − u2 = 2gs, Where,, u = Initial velocity of the ball, v = Final velocity of the ball, s = Height achieved by the ball, g = Acceleration due to gravity, , At maximum height, final velocity of the ball is zero, i.e., v = 0 m/s and u = 49, m/s, During upward motion, g = − 9.8 m s−2, Let h be the maximum height attained by the ball., Hence, using 𝑣 2 − 𝑢2 = 2𝑔𝑠, We have, 02 − 492 = 2(−9.8)ℎ ⇒ ℎ =, , 5, , 49×49, 2×9.8, , = 122.5 𝑚

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Let t be the time taken by the ball to reach the height 122.5 m, then according to, the equation of motion 𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑔𝑡, We get,, , 0 = 49 + (−9.8)𝑡 ⇒ 9.8𝑡 = 49 ⇒ 𝑡 =, , But,, Time of ascent = Time of descent, , 49, =5s, 9.8, , Therefore, total time taken by the ball to return = 5 + 5 = 10 s, Question 14:, A stone is released from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. Calculate its final, velocity just before touching the ground., Answer 14:, According to the equation of motion under gravity v2 − u2 = 2gs, Where,, u = Initial velocity of the stone = 0 m/s, v = Final velocity of the stone, s = Height of the stone = 19.6 m, g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 ms−2, ∴ v2 − 02 = 2 × 9.8 × 19.6, ⇒ v2 = 2 × 9.8 × 19.6 = (19.6)2, ⇒ v = 19.6 ms−1, , Hence, the velocity of the stone just before touching the ground is 19.6 ms −1., Question 15:, A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Taking g, = 10 m/s2, find the maximum height reached by the stone. What is the net, displacement and the total distance covered by the stone?, , 6

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Answer 15:, According to the equation of motion under gravity v2 − u2 = 2gs, Where,, u = Initial velocity of the stone = 40 m/s, v = Final velocity of the stone = 0 m/s, s = Height of the stone, g = Acceleration due to gravity = −10 ms−2, Let h be the maximum height attained by the stone., 40×40, Therefore, 02 − 402 = 2(−10)ℎ ⇒ ℎ =, = 80 𝑚, 20, Therefore, total distance covered by the stone during its upward and downward, journey = 80 + 80 = 160 m, Net displacement during its upward and downward journey = 80 + (−80) = 0., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Question 16: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Calculate the force of gravitation between the earth and the Sun, given that the, mass of the earth = 6 × 1024 kg and of the Sun = 2 × 1030 kg. The average distance, between the two is 1.5 × 1011 m., Answer 16:, According to the universal law of gravitation, the force of attraction between the, Earth and the Sun is given by, 𝐺 × 𝑀𝑆𝑢𝑛 × 𝑀𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ, 𝐹=, 𝑅2, Where,, MSun = Mass of the Sun = 2 × 1030 kg, MEarth = Mass of the Earth = 6 × 1024 kg, R = Average distance between the Earth and the Sun = 1.5 × 1011 m, G = Universal gravitational constant = 6.7 × 10−11 Nm2 kg−2, 6.7 × 10−11 × 2 × 1030 × 6 × 1024, 𝐹=, = 3.57 × 1022 𝑁, 11, 2, (1.5 × 10 ), , Hence, the force of gravitation between the Earth and the Sun is 3.57 × 1022 𝑁, 7

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Question 17: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, A stone is allowed to fall from the top of a tower 100 m high and at the same time, another stone is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of, 25 m/s. Calculate when and where the two stones will meet., Answer 17:, Let the two stones meet after a time t., When the stone dropped from the tower, Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s, Let the displacement of the stone in time t from the top of the tower be s., Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 ms−2, From the equation of motion,, 1, 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2, 2, 1, 𝑠 = 0 × 𝑡 + × 9.8 × 𝑡 2, 2, ⇒ 𝑠 = 4.9𝑡 2 … … … … … … … … . (1), , When the stone thrown upwards, Initial velocity, u = 25 ms−1, Let the displacement of the stone from the ground in time t be 𝑠′., Acceleration due to gravity, g = −9.8 ms−2, Equation of motion,, 1, 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2, 2, 1, 𝑠 ′ = 25 × 𝑡 − × 9.8 × 𝑡 2, 2, ⇒ 𝑠 ′ = 25𝑡 − 4.9𝑡 2 … … … … … … … … . (2), , The combined displacement of both the stones at the meeting point is equal to the, height of the tower 100 m., www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, , 8

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𝑠 ′ + 𝑠 = 100, , ⇒ 25𝑡 − 4.9𝑡 2 + 4.9𝑡 2 = 100, ⇒𝑡=, , 100, 𝑠 = 4𝑠, 25, , In 4 s,, The falling stone has covered a distance given by (1) as 𝑠 = 4.9 × 42 = 78.4 𝑚, Therefore, the stones will meet after 4 s at a height (100 – 78.4) = 20.6 m from, the ground., , Question 18: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 s. Find, (a) the velocity with which it was thrown up,, (b)the maximum height it reaches, and, (c) its position after 4 s., Answer 18:, (a) Time of ascent is equal to the time of descent. The ball takes a total of 6 s for, its upward and downward journey., Hence, it has taken 3 s to attain the maximum height., Final velocity of the ball at the maximum height, v = 0 m/s, Acceleration due to gravity, g = −9.8 ms−2, Using equation of motion, v = u + at, we have, 0 = u + (−9.8 × 3), ⇒ u = 9.8 × 3 = 29.4 m/s, Hence, the ball was thrown upwards with a velocity of 29.4 m/s., (b) Let the maximum height attained by the ball be h., Initial velocity during the upward journey, u = 29.4 m/s, Final velocity, v = 0 m/s, Acceleration due to gravity, g = −9.8 ms−2, , 9

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Using the equation of motion,, , 1, 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2, 2, 1, ℎ = 29.4 × 3 − × 9.8 × 32 ⇒ ℎ = 44.1 m, 2, Hence, the maximum height is 44.1 m., , (c) Ball attains the maximum height after 3 s. After attaining this height, it will, start falling downwards., In this case,, Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s, Position of the ball after 4 s of the throw is given by the distance travelled by it, during its downward journey in 4 s − 3 s = 1 s., 1, Using the equation of motion, 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2, 2, 1, 𝑠 = 0 × 1 + × 9.8 × 12 ⇒ 𝑠 = 4.9 m, 2, Now, total height = 44.1 m, This means, the ball is 39.2 m (44.1 m − 4.9 m) above the ground after 4 seconds., Question 19: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, In what direction does the buoyant force on an object immersed in a liquid act?, Answer 19:, An object immersed in a liquid experiences buoyant force in the upward direction., , Question 20: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, Why does a block of plastic released under water come up to the surface of water?, Answer 20:, Two forces act on an object immersed in water. One is the gravitational force,, which pulls the object downwards, and the other is the buoyant force, which, pushes the object upwards. If the upward buoyant force is greater than the, downward gravitational force, then the object comes up to the surface of the water, as soon as it is released within water. Due to this reason, a block of plastic released, under water comes up to the surface of the water., , 10

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Question 21: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, The volume of 50 g of a substance is 20 cm3. If the density of water is 1 g cm−3,, will the substance float or sink?, Answer 21:, If the density of an object is more than the density of a liquid, then it sinks in the, liquid. On the other hand, if the density of an object is less than the density of a, liquid, then it floats on the surface of the liquid., Here, density of the substance =, , 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, , 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, , =, , 50, 20, , = 2.5 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3, , The density of the substance is more than the density of water (1 g cm−3)., Hence, the substance will sink in water., , Question 22: www.tiwariacademy.com www.tiwariacademy.com, The volume of a 500 g sealed packet is 350 cm3. Will the packet float or sink in, water if the density of water is 1 g cm−3? What will be the mass of the water, displaced by this packet?, Answer 22:, 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡, 500, Density of the 500 g sealed packet =, =, = 1.428 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3, 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡, , 350, , The density of the substance is more than the density of water (1 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 ). Hence,, it will sink in water., The mass of water displaced by the packet is equal to the volume of the packet,, i.e., 350 g., www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, , www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, www.tiwariacademy.com, , 11