State whether the following statements are true or false:

(a) A falling stone also attracts the earth.


(b) The force of gravitation between two objects depends on the nature of medium between them.


(c) The value of G on the moon is about one-sixth of the value of G on the earth.


(d) The acceleration due to gravity acting on a freely falling body is directly proportional to the mass of the body.


(e) The weight of an object on the earth is about one-sixth of its weight on the moon.

(a) True (Since, it exerts acceleration due to gravity)

(b) False (Since, the force between the two objects depends only on their masses and the distance between them)


(c) False (Since, the gravitational constant does not vary on the location)


(d) False (Since, g does not depends on the mass of the object)


(e) False (Since, the weight of the object on the earth is six times the weight of the object on the moon)


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