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Why is it harder to overcome the inertia of a bowling ball than a baseball?
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∙ 7y ago
The only real way to answer this is to define the terms, then it should make sense. Mass - How much of something there is, and what its made of. A rock and a spunge may be the same size, but the rock has more mass. Gravity - The force of attraction between any two objects. Usually the Earth, and somthing else. Based on the masses of the two objects. Weight - The amount of force due to gravity. A rock on earth will weigh less on mars because the mass of mars is less than the mass of earth. This is also why you don't feel 'weight' between you and your cup of coffee. The masses of the two objects is much too small to be felt. This is the same thing as 'heavy,' just a different word. Inertia - Refers to how much energy you need to get an object moving. The more mass an object has, the more inertia it has. This is totally independent from gravity or weight. With those definitions, you should be able to figure it out. Bowling balls are heavier because they have more mass, and they are heavy because of gravity. Also, bowling balls have more inertia, because they have more mass.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe relative inertia of these two objects depends entirely on their relative speeds. A fast moving ping-pong ball can have more inertia than a motionless, or slow moving, Golf ball. However, if equal speeds are assumed, then the golf ball would possess the most inertia.
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∙ 8y agoThat would depend on how fast each was moving. However given that they are moving at the same speed, then a bowling ball has more mass than a tennis ball and would therefore have more inertial energy.
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∙ 7y agoThe magnitude of the velocity change is the same in both cases.
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∙ 7y agoGreater mass.
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How does inertia affect the speed of an object?
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion. Objects with more mass have more inertia. The more mass an object has the harder it is to change its motion. Thats is how inertia effects and object. (Don't worry I got this from my Science Textbook)
What is inertia and orbital motion?
The natural tendency of an object to not move (if it wasn't moving), or to keep moving (if it was moving). Inertia is the characteristic that a object will want to stay at rest or in motion. You can feel this in a buss when it suddenly moves this is why you get sent backwards.
If the force on an object remains constant as the mass increases the acceleration . increases or decreases?
The larger the mass, the more inertia it has and vice versa If an object has a large mass it increases to object's tendency to resist movement from an outside force, therefore a larger object has more inertia If an object has a small mass, the mass decreases the object's tendency to resist movement from an outside force, therefore a smaller object has less inertia larger object=harder to move smaller object=eaiser to move
When was Harder ... Faster created?
Harder ... Faster was created in 1979-10.
What are the smooth objects?
If an object is smooth, it is less likely to incur drag or skin friction. Depending on what the object is, it may also be harder to grip.
Which has more volume a bowling ball or beach ball?
Most likely the bowling ball. According to the laws of physics, an object with more inertia accelerates slower but is harder to stop. The bowling ball accelerates ...
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.
What exactly is inertia?
Inertia is the resistance of motion of an object. The more inertia, the harder it is to move something. The less inertia, the easier it is to move. Take a bowling ball and a marble. The marble can be flicked by the finger, because it has less inertia. The bowling ball takes the entire hand because it has more inertia than the marble. According to Newton's laws, an object that is moving tends to continue in motion. A moving object has inertia as it has Mass and Velocity. An object that is not moving requires a Force exerted on the Mass to start it moving.
How is the inertia of an object related to its mass?
Varyingly due to gravity not being a constant throughout the universe however as mass increases so does weight if there is any gravity then the increase of mass will increase inertia (they are sorta the same thing) Phrased another way, Inertia equal (Mass) X (Velocity) and remember that Velocity is a vector quantity.
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.
Which has more inertia a bowling ball or beach ball?
Most likely the bowling ball. According to the laws of physics, an object with more inertia accelerates slower but is harder to stop. The bowling ball accelerates slowly but has a high mass. The beach ball accelerates quickly but has a low mass. So the bowling ball has more inertia.
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 makes a bowling ball harder to stop than a soccer ball when they are both traveling at the same speed?
The bowling ball is harder to stop because it has a greater mass, and therefore a greater momentum. But the answer is that the bowling ball has a greater mass.
Why is the heavier object harder to accelerate than the lighter one?
Inertia
Why is a bowling ball harder to pick up?
Well, the typical bowling ball weight is between 8 - 16 lbs, and the length of a bowling lane is 60ft from the Foul line to the Pins. Let's do some math. FΔt = Δp F = Δp / Δt = [mv(f) - mv(i)] / t = [(7.0kg)(4.5m/s) - (7.0kg)(6.0m/s)] / 0.05s = -210N That means that a bowling ball is exerting about 210N of force. That's pretty self explanatory right there.
Which will require a greater force to move bowling ball or a baseball?
A bowling ball. An official NBA basketball weighs 22 ounces, which is less than two pounds. The bowling balls little kids play with weigh 6 to 8 pounds, and adults play with balls weighing from 12 to 16 pounds.
How is inertia related to the objects mass?
The more mass an object has, the more inertia it has. It is harder to change the motion of an object that has more mass.
