If the radius of the earth were to shrink by $1\%$ its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface would
Decrease by $2\%$
Remain unchanged
Increase by $2\%$
Becomes zero
A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of $6\,R$ above the surface of earth ($R$ is the radius of earth). The time period of another satellite at a height of $2.5\,R$ from the surface of the earth is :-
An object is taken to height $2 R$ above the surface of earth, the increase in potential energy is $[R$ is radius of earth]
Assume that a tunnel is dug through earth from North pole to south pole and that the earth is a non-rotating, uniform sphere of density $\rho $. The gravitational force on a particle of mass $m$ dropped into the tunnel when it reaches a distance $r$ from the centre of earth is
A body of mass $m$ falls from a height $R$ above the surface of the earth, where $R$ is the radius of the earth. What is the velocity attained by the body on reaching the ground? (Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is $g$)
A satellite $S$ is moving in an elliptical orbit around the earth. The mass of the satellite is very small compared to the mass of the earth