Exercises — Variation of g — with altitude, latitude, depth
1.2.21 · D4· Physics › Newton's Laws & Dynamics › Variation of g — with altitude, latitude, depth
Neeche har jagah hum teen tools use karte hain jo parent parent note mein banaye gaye hain:
Jab bhi confused feel ho, underlying laws recall karo: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, Shell Theorem, Centripetal Force & Circular Motion.
Level 1 — Recognition
L1·Q1
Ek astronaut zameen se ek pahad ki choti tak chadhta hai jiska height hai, jahan . Kaun sa ek formula mein fractional drop deta hai, aur woh drop ke fraction ke roop mein kya hogi?
Recall Solution
KYA karte hain: altitude identify karo, depth nahi. Upar jaane par inverse-square law use hoti hai. 2 ka factor KYU aata hai: ka shape, chhote ke liye expand karne par, exponent neeche le aata hai. Answer: fractional drop hai — yaani ki value se do guna.
L1·Q2
Same distance ke liye surface ke paas, kaun sa zyada change laata hai mein: height upar jaana, ya depth neeche utarna? Dono drops ka ratio batao.
Recall Solution
Altitude drop , depth drop . Answer: upar jaana ko do guna zyada change karta hai utne hi distance neeche jaane se. Yeh "UP gets a 2, DOWN gets a 1" rule hai.
Level 2 — Application
L2·Q1
Ek satellite altitude (Earth ke radius ka aadha) par orbit karta hai. Exact altitude formula use karo. Wahan kya hai?
Recall Solution
KYU exact use karein, approximate nahi: yahan hai, jo NAHI hai, isliye linear approximation bahut galat hogi. Poora inverse-square form use karo. Approximation se check karo (galti dikhane ke liye): linear formula deta — bilkul galat. Yahi reason hai exact form use karne ka.
L2·Q2
Ek miner depth (phir ka aadha) tak utarta hai, uniform density maante hue. kya hoga?
Recall Solution
KYU exact directly kaam karta hai: depth linear hai, kisi bhi depth par koi approximation ki zaroorat nahi. Answer: . Note karo ki half-radius depth par, exactly aadhi gravity bachti hai.
L2·Q3
Equator par (), Earth ka rotation akela ko kitna reduce karta hai?
Recall Solution
Answer: rotation equator par ko lagbhag kam kar deta hai.
Level 3 — Analysis
L3·Q1
Kis altitude par apni surface value ki aadhi reh jaati hai? Answer ke terms mein aur numerically do.
Recall Solution
KYA invert karte hain: hum chahte hain , aur bada hai, isliye exact form use karo. Answer: surface se upar.
L3·Q2
Kis depth par aadhi reh jaati hai? Altitude answer se compare karo.
Recall Solution
Comparison: ko aadha karne ke liye km upar chadhna padta hai lekin sirf km neeche khodna padta hai. Surface ke paas altitude faster hai (factor 2 ki wajah se), lekin half- tak pahunchte-pahunchte dono cross kar jaate hain kyunki altitude inverse-square curve use karti hai jo dheemi padti jaati hai jabki depth linear rehti hai. Answer: , se bada.
L3·Q3
Ek object ko altitude par le jaaya jaata hai jahan hai. Linear approximation use karke nikalo. Kya approximation justified hai?
Recall Solution
Justified hai? , toh linear approximation excellent hai (agla term hai, negligible). Answer: , approximation valid hai.
Level 4 — Synthesis
Solve karne se pehle latitude problem ki geometry dekho:

L4·Q1
Altitude aur rotation combine karo. Mass wala ek aadmi oonche pahad par khada hai jo equator par hai. Linear altitude correction aur equatorial rotation correction use karke, uska effective aur apparent weight nikalo. (Oblateness ignore karo.)
Recall Solution
Step 1 — KYA: altitude reduce karta hai. Step 2 — KYA: equator par rotation subtract karta hai. Strictly spin radius hai, lekin lagbhag hai, bilkul negligible, isliye use karo: Step 3 — apparent weight: Answer: , weight (vs sea level par bina spin ke). Dekho Weight vs Mass — mass poore time kg rehta hai.
L4·Q2
Woh single depth nikalo jo ko utna hi absolute amount kam kare jitna L4·Q1 ke pahad ne altitude se kiya tha (Step 1 ka ). Size interpret karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1 se altitude drop: . Depth drop: . Equal set karo: Interpretation: ka climb ki khudaai ke barabar hai — depth do guni height hai, "UP gets a 2" rule action mein (). Answer: .
Level 5 — Mastery
L5·Q1 (limit / design)
Woh rotation rate nikalo jis par equator par effective zero ho jaaye (objects float off karein), aur corresponding "day length" . , use karo.
Recall Solution
KYU yeh matter karta hai: yeh rotation effect ki hard physical limit hai — negative nahi ho sakta. Set karo : Answer: , day h. Is spin par required centripetal acceleration poori true gravity consume kar leta hai — yeh equatorial orbit condition hai, closely tied to Escape Velocity & Orbital Mechanics aur Centripetal Force & Circular Motion.
L5·Q2 (prove + limit-check)
Prove karo ki uniform-density Earth ke andar exact hai, aur do boundary cases aur verify karo.
Recall Solution
KYA — andar build karo. Shell Theorem se, radius par sirf inner sphere pull karta hai. Uniform density ke saath uski mass: KYU linear: wahan gravity hai (mass) (distance) ko beat karta hai, ek clean power of bachti hai: , ek straight line, koi approximation nahi. Surface se ratio ( surface deta hai): Boundary checks:
- (surface): . ✓
- (center): . ✓ — saari mass tumhare upar shells mein hai, net pull zero.
L5·Q3 (teeno ka synthesis)
Ek engineer ko equator par sea level par liye gaye measurement se pole par true (non-rotating) chahiye. Measured equatorial value hai. Sirf rotation correction wapas add karo aur polar predict karo. Phir batao kyun real measured pole value () aur bhi zyada hai.
Recall Solution
Step 1 — rotation undo karo. Equator par true (radial) gravity hai Step 2 — pole par koi rotation term nahi (), toh agar Earth sphere hoti, . Step 3 — reality zyada kyun hai. Earth ek Oblate Spheroid Earth hai: pole center ke zyada paas hai equator se, isliye se pole rotation restoration ke upar extra pull feel karta hai. Woh shape effect baaki add karta hai. Answer: sirf rotation predict karta hai; oblateness tak ka aagla rise account karta hai.
Recall check
Recall Har scenario ke liye kaun sa formula?
Upar jaake aadha karne ke liye chahiye ::: km (exact form use karo, bada hai) Khood ke aadha karne ke liye chahiye ::: km (linear, exact) Equatorial rotation mein ki drop ::: m/s Woh spin day jo equatorial kare ::: h 5 km ki climb equal ke liye kitni deep khudaai ke barabar hai? ::: 10 km (kyunki )
Connections
- Parent topic
- Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, Shell Theorem, Centripetal Force & Circular Motion
- Weight vs Mass, Oblate Spheroid Earth, Escape Velocity & Orbital Mechanics