Inertia

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

• acceleration

• inertia

• mass

• frame of reference

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________.

• temperature

• shape

• size

• motion

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

• at rest
• moving
• in one spot
• inertia 

Inertia is a force

• True

• False

Inertia is Newton's _______ Law of Motion.

• First

• Second

• Third

What is the relationship between heavy objects and inertia?

• Only heavy objects have inertia.

• Heavy objects have more inertia.

• Heavy objects have less inertia.

• Heavy objects have no inertia.

Inertia tells us that we need ____________ to get an object moving or to make it stop.

• a force

• gravity

• friction

• strength

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Diagram 3 shows a cat chasing a rat. The inertia of the cat is bigger than the rat because.

• The size of the cat is bigger than the rat

• The length of the cat is more than the rat

• The mass of the cat is bigger than the rat

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