Inertia

Front

Inertia is a force

Back

False

Front

Suppose that an astronaut throws a baseball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. One would expect that the baseball would ____.

Back

continue in motion with the same speed and direction

Front

Inertia is a force that keeps stationary objects at rest and moving objects in motion at a constant velocity.

Back

False

Front

The law of inertia (Newton's first law) applies _____.

Back

to both moving and nonmoving objects

Front

A skateboard rolls down a hill, reaches the level surface and eventually comes to a stop. The fact that the skateboard ultimately stops is best explained by ____.

Back

the presence of an unbalanced force (e.g., friction) can cause a moving object to stop

Front

Inertia depends on ______

Back

Mass

Front

All objects have inertia

Back

True

Front

List the objects in order from least to greatest inertia: CDBA, ABCD, BCDA, CBAD

Back

CBAD

Front

When the golf ball leaves the rim at the Hole-In-One Putt-Putt Golf Course, which path will it follow: J, K, or I?

Back

K

Front

Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he flings the jello with a greater speed it will have a greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does NOT depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. Who is correct?

Back

Tosh