acceleration due to gravity for a nearly spherical planet is directly proportional to distance from its centre for a point inside it. True or False?
Suppose we want to find out the gravitational acceleration at a depth h from the surface of the planet. Let the mass of the planet is M and its radius R.
The gravitational acceleration at this depth is given by,
It varies linearly with h. So the statement is true.
The gravitational acceleration at this depth is given by,
It varies linearly with h. So the statement is true.