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Inertia Concepts and Applications Worksheet

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. The document asks questions about inertia involving strings attached to a ceiling, shopping carts being pushed, a truck braking suddenly, and a lady shaking an umbrella and a dog shaking itself dry. It asks how inertia affects these situations and ways to reduce its negative effects when stopping or accelerating a vehicle suddenly.

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Inertia Concepts and Applications Worksheet

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. The document asks questions about inertia involving strings attached to a ceiling, shopping carts being pushed, a truck braking suddenly, and a lady shaking an umbrella and a dog shaking itself dry. It asks how inertia affects these situations and ways to reduce its negative effects when stopping or accelerating a vehicle suddenly.

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3 Inertia
1. State Newtons first law of motion.

2. Explain what inertia is.

3. A block hangs from a string attached to a ceiling as shown in the diagram.







and are two identical strings. What will happen to string and if
(a) String is pulled with a slowly increasing force? Explain your answer.


(b) String is jerked downwards. Explain your answer.








4. Two men, and are pushing two shopping carts.






They have to stop the carts when they reach the edge of the stairs. Explain why it is more difficult for to
stop the cart than .

5. A truck loaded with steel bars is followed by a car along a straight road.




(a) What will happen to the steel bars when the truck driver stop suddenly?


(b) Describe the notification to be done on the truck so that the driver is protected during sudden
braking.
(c) It is dangerous for the car following at the back if the truck driver slams the pedal suddenly to
accelerate the truck? Explain.


(d) Suggest a way to reduce the negative effect of inertia on the passengers of the car when the car
(i) Stop suddenly:

(ii) Is hit from the back:



6. The diagram below shows a lady shaking her wet umbrella, and a dog shaking its wet body from
head to tail.











(a) Relate the observation to a physics concept. Name the physics concept.


(b) State three similarities of the two situations.

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