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Gravitation Short Q.A Class 9

This document defines key terms related to gravitation such as free fall, acceleration due to gravity, mass, weight, density, relative density, thrust, pressure, and buoyancy. It also provides short answers to 13 questions about gravitation, including questions about centripetal force, gravity on other celestial bodies like the Moon, weight differences due to gravity, buoyant force, and relative density.

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Gravitation Short Q.A Class 9

This document defines key terms related to gravitation such as free fall, acceleration due to gravity, mass, weight, density, relative density, thrust, pressure, and buoyancy. It also provides short answers to 13 questions about gravitation, including questions about centripetal force, gravity on other celestial bodies like the Moon, weight differences due to gravity, buoyant force, and relative density.

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Gravitation Class 9 Extra Questions Very Short

Answer Type
Question 1.
Define the following terms.
(a) Freefall
(b) Acceleration due to gravity
(c) Mass
(d) Weight
(e) Density
(f) Relative density
(g) Thrust
(h) Pressure
(i) Buoyancy
Answer:
(a) Freefall: Whenever objects fall towards the
Earth under gravitational force alone, we say
that the
objects are in free fall.
(b) Acceleration due to gravity The acceleration
with which a body falls towards the Earth due to
Earth’s gravitational pull is known as
acceleration due to gravity.
(c) Mass: Mass of a body is the quantity of
matter contained in it.
(d) Weight: The weight of an object is the force
with which it is attracted to the Earth.
(e) Density: The density of a substance is
defined as its mass per unit volume.
(f) Relative density: The relative density of a
substance is the ratio of its density to that of
water.
(g) Thrust: The force acting on an object
perpendicular to the surface is called thrust.
(h) Pressure: The thrust per unit area is called
pressure.
(i) Buoyancy: When a body is partially or wholly
immersed in a fluid, an upward force acts on it
which is called upthrust or buoyant force.
Question 2.
What is the source of centripetal force that a
planet requires to revolve around the Sun? On
what factors does that force depend?
Answer:
Gravitational force is the source of centripetal
force that a planet requires to revolve around
the Sun. This force depends on the mass of the
planet and the Sun and their separation.
Question 3.
Suppose gravity on Earth suddenly becomes
zero then in which direction will the moon begin
to move if no other celestial body affects it?
Answer:
Moon will move tangent to the point of its
circular orbit.
Question 4.
Identical packets are dropped from two
airplanes, one above the equator and the other
above the north pole, both at height h.
Assuming all conditions are identical, wifi those
packets take some time to reach the surface of
the Earth. Justify your answer.
Answer:
No, both packets will take different time. Packet
at the pole will take less time because the
acceleration due to gravity at the pole is greater
than that the equator.
Question 5.
The weight of any person on the moon is about
1/6 times that on the Earth. A person 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?
Answer:
The person can lift six times the weight of an
object on the Earth with the same force on the
moon. Hence he can lift 90 kg on the moon.
Question 6.
How does the force of attraction between the
two bodies depend on their masses and
distance between them?
Answer:
The force between two masses is directly
proportional to the product of the masses and
inversely proportional to the square of the
distance between them.
F = \frac{\mathrm{Gm}_{1}, m_{2}}{r^{2}}

Question 7.
What is the value of acceleration due to gravity
on the surface of the moon?
Answer:
The acceleration due to gravity on the surface
of the moon is 1.6 m/s2
Question 8.
Find the weight of a stone on the surface of
Earth if its mass is 20 kg. (g -9.8 m/s2)
Answer:
Mass of stone, m = 20 kg
Weight of stone, w = mg
or, w = 20 x 9.8
∴ w = 196 N
Question 9.
A pressure of 200 pa is acting on an area of 0.5
m2. Find the thrust exerted on this area.
Answer:
Given, pressure, p = 200 pa
Area,
A = 0.5 m
Thrust = pressure x area
= 200 pa x 0.5 m2
Thrust = 100 N
Question 10.
In which direction does the buoyant force on an
object immersed in a liquid act?
Answer:
The buoyant force on an object acts in an
upward direction.
Question 11.
What should be the value of the relative density
of a substance so that it may sink in water?
Answer:
If the relative density of the substance is
greater than that of water, then it sinks in water.
Question 12.
Name the two forces acting on an object
floating on the surface of the water.
Answer:
• Gravitational force acts downward.
• The buoyant force acts upward.
Question 13.
The relative density of mercury is 13.6. What
does this statement mean?
Answer:
It means that the density of mercury is 13.6
times that of water.

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