Quiz No.
1 – Gravitational
Amman Baptist School
field and circular motion
IGCSE/A-Level Programme Subject: Mathematics
Grade: 12 A2 A B C Time: 30 minutes
Name: _________________ Marks: 16 Points
Teacher: [Link] Aqrabawi Date: 30/08/2025
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Formulae
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uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 2 at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas W = pΔV
Gm
gravitational potential φ =−
r
hydrostatic pressure p = ρgh
1 Nm 2
pressure of an ideal gas p = 3 〈c 〉
V
simple harmonic motion a = − ω 2x
velocity of particle in s.h.m. v = v0 cos ωt
v = ± ω (x 02 - x 2)
fsv
Doppler effect fo =
v ± vs
Q
electric potential V =
4πε0r
capacitors in series 1/C = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + . . .
capacitors in parallel C = C1 + C2 + . . .
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energy of charged capacitor W = 2 QV
electric current I = Anvq
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .
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Hall voltage VH =
ntq
alternating current/voltage x = x0 sin ω t
radioactive decay x = x0 exp(−λt )
0.693
decay constant λ =
t 1
2
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
1 (a) Explain how a satellite may be in a circular orbit around a planet.
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(b) The Earth and the Moon may be considered to be uniform spheres that are isolated in space.
The Earth has radius R and mean density ρ. The Moon, mass m, is in a circular orbit about
the Earth with radius nR, as illustrated in Fig. 1.1.
Earth
radius R
Moon
nR
Fig. 1.1
The Moon makes one complete orbit of the Earth in time T.
Show that the mean density ρ of the Earth is given by the expression
3πn3
ρ= .
GT 2
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(c) The radius R of the Earth is 6.38 × 103 km and the distance between the centre of the Earth
and the centre of the Moon is 3.84 × 105 km.
The period T of the orbit of the Moon about the Earth is 27.3 days.
Use the expression in (b) to calculate ρ.
ρ = ............................................... kg m–3 [3]
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
21 (a) Define gravitational field strength.
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(b) The mass of a spherical comet of radius 3.6 km is approximately 1.0 × 1013 kg.
(i) Assuming that the comet has constant density, calculate the gravitational field strength
on the surface of the comet.
field strength = ............................................... N kg–1 [2]
(ii) A probe having a weight of 960 N on Earth lands on the comet.
Using your answer in (i), determine the weight of the probe on the surface of the comet.
weight = ...................................................... N [2]
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(c) A second comet has a length of approximately 4.5 km and a width of approximately 2.6 km. Its
outline is illustrated in Fig. 1.1.
Fig. 1.1
Suggest one similarity and one difference between the gravitational fields at the surface of
this comet and at the surface of the comet in (b).
similarity: ...................................................................................................................................
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difference: .................................................................................................................................
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