Variation of g with Altitude, Depth and Earth's Rotation

JEE Main Physics · Gravitation · 16 questions, latest first

• When one moves from a point 16 km below the earth's surface to a point 16 km above the earth's surface. The change in g is…20265 April, Shift 1 · Q28
• The height in terms of radius of the earth (R), at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes g/9, where g is acceleration due…20264 April, Shift 2 · Q30
• Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, a body weighed 300 N on the surface of earth. How much it would weigh…20246 April, Shift 2 · Q37
• A 90 kg body placed at 2R distance from surface of earth experiences gravitational pull of: ( R= Radius of earth, g=10 m s^-2 )20244 April, Shift 2 · Q35
• At what distance above and below the surface of the earth a body will have same weight. (take radius of earth as R.)202429 January, Shift 1 · Q36
• Given below are two statements: Statement I: Rotation of the earth shows effect on the value of acceleration due to gravity (g)…202310 April, Shift 2 · Q36
• Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, the weight of a body at a depth d=R/2 from the surface of earth, if…202310 April, Shift 1 · Q37
• The acceleration due to gravity at height h above the earth if h ≪ R (Radius of earth) is given by20238 April, Shift 2 · Q36
• The weight of a body on the earth is 400 N. Then weight of the body when taken to a depth half of the radius of the earth will be:20238 April, Shift 1 · Q38
• The weight of a body on the surface of the earth is 100 N. The gravitational force on it when taken at a height, from the surface…20236 April, Shift 2 · Q36
• Given below are two statements: Statement I: Acceleration due to gravity is different at different places on the surface of…20231 February, Shift 1 · Q17
• A body weight W, is projected vertically upwards from earth's surface to reach a height above the earth which is equal to nine…202331 January, Shift 2 · Q15
• At a certain depth "d " below surface of earth, value of acceleration due to gravity becomes four times that of its value at a…202331 January, Shift 1 · Q8
• Assume that the earth is a solid sphere of uniform density and a tunnel is dug along its diameter throughout the earth. It is…202325 January, Shift 1 · Q9
• Given below are two statements: Statement I: Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's…202324 January, Shift 2 · Q6
• The weight of a body at the surface of earth is 18 N. The weight of the body at an altitude of 3200 km above the earth's surface…202324 January, Shift 1 · Q6