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Ball rolling down a bowling alley and you'll find it moves slightly slower with time Does this violate Newton's law of inertia?
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No it does not violate the law of inertia. This is because while a Bowling Alley is very smooth, it is not exactly frictionless, there is still some friction that acts on the ball, hence slowing it down. Newton said that a body will remain in its state or rest or of motion in a straight line provided there is NO other force acting on the body, but here, we do have a frictional force that acts on it.
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How is firing photons at the surface of a metal analogous to rolling different types of balls at a set of bowling pins ?
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Three types of Kinetic Friction?
Inertia of Rest Inertia of Motion Inertia of Direction
How does the mass of an object affect its inertia?
Think about this one and it will become crystal clear. The more mass an object has, the more inertia it has. It's that simple. Inertia is the property of a body that it resists a change in motion. If it's moving, it wants to keep going. If it's sitting still, it doesn't want to move. Inertia is resistance to any change in velocity. And the larger a mass is, the more resistant it is to a change in velocity. There is a direct correlation between the mass of an object and its inertia. A school bus rolling down the road has more inertia than that superbike that is rolling along side of it. And by a long shot. A link can be found below. At least read the first couple of paragraphs of the post. It will be worth the trip over to Wikipedia, where our friends there post knowledge for free.
What is inertia dependent upon?
Inertia is dependent on the mass of the object being considered, and sometimes by its momentum - depending on how we are using the term. Recall that inertia is the resistance of a body to a change in motion. (A body at rest tends to remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force. And, a body in motion tends to remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force.) We think of something massive as resistive to being moved. That's inertia. But it's not moving. If that same massive body is rolling, it will have a lot of momentum, and it will take a great deal of force to slow and stop it. In the first case, the object has no velocity, and will have no momentum. In the second case, it's moving, and it will have momentum.
When do we use inertia?
Well, two examples of when we use or have inertia can be... A. You are in a car riding at a high speed. Then out of no where, you see a red light. You slam on the breaks. When this happens you jolt forward. You jolting forward is inertia. Inertia is the force that made you jolt forward. B. You are on your bike riding at a high speed. You make a left turn and see a car right in front of you. You (once again) slam on your breaks. This causes the bike to turn a bit and make a skid mark on the street. The friction between your bike tire and the street was caused by Inertia. So basically, we use alot of Inertia when we are riding on something, and then hit our brakes. That's why we wear a seat-belt in a car, and a helmet on a bike. Because sometimes, Inertia can pull us forward and we will fly-out of the window, or if on a bike, crack your head open. Remember. Basically, the definition of Inertia is, An object in motion wants to stay in motion, while an object at rest wants to stay at rest. Let me know if this helped at all by posting on my message board. Thanks!
It is harder to stop a rolling bowling ball than a rolling ping pong ball when both are rolling at the same velocity. this is an example of?
It is an example of inertia.
Is harder to stop a rolling bowling ball than a rolling ping pong ball when both are rolling at the same velocity Which is this an example of?
It is an example of momentum (sometimes called "inertia"). Velocity x mass. The bowling ball is much, much heavier. With both rolling at the same speed, the bowling ball is harder to stop because it has much more mass.
It is harder to stop a rolloing bowling ball than a rolling ping pong ball when both are rolling at the same velocity THis is an example of?
This is an example of momentum, which is a product of the object's mass and its velocity. It is also harder to start a bowling ball rolling than a ping-pong ball due to inertia, which is related only to the object's mass.
What do they call bowling in Hawaii math riddle?
Rolling in the isles
What does a baseball rolling along the floor have?
A baseball rolling along the floor has inertia. The amount of inertia depends on the mass of the object. The greater the mass or weight, the greater the inertia.
What is the softball cheer about rolling balls?
Rolling rolling your pitcher going bowling x2
Why is rolling a ball hard to stop?
the inertia
What do you call bowling in Hawaii?
"Rolling in the isles"
Is the resistance to motion and rolling friction?
It's friction, but also inertia.
Which is the property causes a wagon to continue rolling when you stop pulling it?
Inertia
A rolling bowling ball is hard to stop because?
Stop the ball
Where is inertia based on?
Inertia is the tendency to not want to change, or in simple words, to keep doing what you're already doing. That means when a ball is rolling down the hill, it has inertia; it does not want to stop rolling. However, the ball will eventually stop because of friction or an object acting as an obstacle.
