Freight Train Inertia and Stopping

Freight Train Inertia and Stopping

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains the concept of inertia using examples of large objects like ships and freight trains. It highlights how objects with large mass, such as container ships and freight trains, have significant inertia, making them difficult to start and stop. The tutorial also compares the inertia of a large truck to that of a freight train, emphasizing the train's much greater inertia. The video includes clips demonstrating a train's ability to plow through a truck due to its massive inertia.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason a large ship has significant inertia?

Its shape

Its large mass

Its color

Its speed

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it difficult to stop a freight train quickly?

Because it is moving too fast

Because it is too long

Because it has a large mass

Because it is on tracks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a freight train compare to a large truck in terms of inertia?

They have the same inertia

The train has more inertia

Inertia is not applicable

The truck has more inertia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when a freight train hits a large truck?

The train stops immediately

The truck stops the train

The train plows through the truck

Both stop instantly

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of a train's large mass on its ability to stop?

It stops quickly

It doesn't affect stopping

It takes a long time to stop

It stops instantly