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Physics Chapter 2: Inertia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a car stops suddenly, your body tends to keep moving ________.

a)

forward

b)

to the right

c)

to the left

d)

backward

2.

In space, a spacecraft with its engines turned off will move with constant speed in the same _____.

a)

direction

b)

inertia

c)

volume

d)

mass

3.

A book will not move by itself because it has _____.

a)

mass

b)

direction

c)

inertia

d)

volume

4.

Imagine a ball rolling down a hill without friction. To measure the moment of inertia, which of the following is NOT a measurement you would need to take (or figure out)?

a)

The mass of the ball.

b)

The radius/diameter of the ball.

c)

The angular acceleration of the ball.

5.

A number that represents how much mass a rotating object has and how it is distributed. An object with more rotational inertia is easier to accelerate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

More massive objects have more inertia

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Which best describes inertia?

a)

The resistance of motion

b)

The tendency of objects to remain as they are

c)

The resistance of being stationary

d)

The tendency of objects to start moving from a force

8.

As mass increase, inertia (a)  

9.

You push on a car and it does not move. What is true about the inertia?

a)

The inertia is changing

b)

There is not inertia because of no movement

c)

The inertia of the car is too great

10.

The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies

a)

only to objects that are not moving

b)

only to moving objects

c)

none