Gravitational Force Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

Rate of falling object in vacuum is

1. independent of weight
2. dependent on mass
3. independent of mass
4. dependent of weight

Acceleration due to gravity on moon is

1. 9.9 ms^-2
2. 9.5 ms^-2
3. 6.1 ms^-2
4. 1.6 ms^-2

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, any two particles of finite mass attract one another with a force which is

1. Inversely proportional to the product of their masses and directly proportional to the square of their distance apart
2. Inversely proportional to the product of their masses and directly proportional to their distance apart
3. Directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to their distance apart
4. Directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart

Point where entire weight of an object acts is

1. edge
2. center of gravity
3. central point
4. can be anywhere in body

Another name for force of gravity acting on an object is

1. friction
2. air resistance
3. weight
4. mass