Choose the correct alternative.

1. Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing altitude.
2. Acceleration due to gravity remains unchanged with increasing altitude.
3. Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing depth (assume the earth to be a sphere of uniform density).
4. Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing depth (assume the earth to be a sphere of uniform density).

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Acceleration due to gravity is:

1. independent of the mass of the earth.
2. independent of the mass of the body.
3. independent of both the mass of the earth and the body.
4. dependent on both the mass of the earth and the body.
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Which of the following symptoms is not likely to afflict an astronaut in space?

1. swollen feet
2. swollen face
3. headache
4. orientational problem

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A body weighs \(63\) N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?
1. \(98\) N
2. \(35\) N
3. \(63\) N
4. \(28\) N

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Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would a body weigh halfway down to the centre of the earth if it weighed \(250\) N on the surface?
1. \(250\) N
2. \(125\) N
3. \(175\) N
4. \(145\) N

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