A block of mass 1 kg is sliding down an inclined surface as shown below. What is the direction of gravitational force acting on it due to Earth?

Down the slope

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Up the slope

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Vertically upwards

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Vertically downwards

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Solution

The correct option is D
Vertically downwards

Earth pulls any object having mass towards its centre. This force is known as gravitational force and acts in a vertically downward direction near the suurface of earth. Here, although the block is sliding along the inclined plane, the direction of gravitational force is vertically downwards.

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