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 ____.

continue in motion with the same speed and direction

eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"

eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up

either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to push it

When all individual forces acting on an object are balanced , it is the natural tendency of an object to _____. List all that apply in alphabetical order with no spaces between letters.

keep its velocity constant (either at a zero or non-zero value)

either speed up, slow down or keep the same speed

Inertia Practice

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6th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Inertia is a force

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

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

to moving objects only

only to objects that are not moving

to both moving and nonmoving objects

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Inertia refers to _____

the tendency of moving objects to remain in motion

the force which keeps moving objects in motion with a constant velocity

the force that keeps stationary objects at rest

the tendency of stationary objects to remain at rest

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Inertia depends on ______

Velocity

Speed

Distance

Mass

All objects have inertia

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

More mass = More inertia

True

False

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

acceleration

inertia

mass

frame of reference

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Inertia Practice

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Inertia is a force

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

Inertia refers to _____

Inertia depends on ______

All objects have inertia

More mass = More inertia

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

push or pull acting on an object

What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

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