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Inertia deals with an objects reluctance to change its velocity. So if its not moving, you will have to exert a large force to get it to move. But once it is in motion, its inertia helps it move by lowering the breaking effect of resistance.
If you throw a Bowling ball through a grass field, it will go father than a beach ball thrown in a similar manner, because the bowling ball has more inertia!!
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∙ 13y agoInertia is resistance to changes in velocity. Once you get a car or truck going at a good speed, for example, it's inertia will tend to keep it going at that speed, requiring less fuel. More energy will however be used in overcoming air resistance at that higher speed.
Sometimes we want an object to "stay put". A fence post, for example, is usually able to resist movement because of the mass of earth packed around its base.
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What is the other name of newton's first law?
Another name for Newton's first law is "the law of inertia."
What is the SI unit of inertia?
The unit of Inertia is kg and the Moment of Inertia is kg*m^2
What is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or motion?
Inertia. Also described in Newton's First law of Motion.
How is inertia related to matter?
matter is not related to inertia. Mass is.
What force will not effect inertia if its force is zero?
Force does not affect inertia in general. Inertia can basically be identified with the mass.
Moment of inertia of hollow cylinder?
The moment of inertia of a hollow cylinder can be calculated with the help of the formula, I=0.5xMxRxR. Here I is inertia, M is mass and R is the radius.
Importance of moment of inertia?
The moment of inertia tells us how easy or how difficult it is to make something rotate.
What is the relationship between mass and inertia?
The inertia of an object is directly proportional to its mass. The greater the mass the greater the inertia and the lower the mass the lower the inertia. This tells us the fat person will have more inertia due to his greater mass and the thin person will have less inertia due to his lower mass.
An object wants to mantain its state of motion because it has what?
This is Newton's First Law of Motion. Objects in motion stay in motion because of inertia (refer to the law of inertia for additional help).
How does inertia help a bicycle start?
it doesn't, in fact it makes it harder. Inertia resists change, so it makes it a bit difficult to get the bike moving.
What law of newton tells us why we should buckle up?
Inertia.
What is meant by the inertia of matter?
Inertia is the inability of a body to move from rest or stop/change the motion of a moving object without the help of any external forces.
If the moon did not have inertia as it travled around the earthwhat would happen?
If the moon suddenly decided to stop pusing forward (inertia), the balance between inertia and the earths gravity would cease and the moon would come crashing into us. :)
How does an object's inertia cause it to behave?
its mass helps it behave
What are the kinds of inertia?
There are actually 3 kinds of inertia. They are as follows : 1. Inertia of Rest 2. Inertia of Motion 3. Inertia of Direction But nowadays people consider that there are 2 kinds of inertia , inertia of rest and inertia of motion.
What is property of things to resist changes in motion is called?
Inertia
Where us the fuel reset switch located on a Buick Roadmaster?
It is not equipped with an inertia switch.
