Inertia (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is inertia?
What is inertia?
Objects keep doing what they're doing
What happens to a stationary object if no force acts on it?
What happens to a stationary object if no force acts on it?
It will stay still
A moving object will keep moving at the same speed and direction unless what happens?
A moving object will keep moving at the same speed and direction unless what happens?
Something makes it stop or change
What does inertial mass tell us?
What does inertial mass tell us?
How hard it is to change movement
If something has a big inertial mass, what is it like to change its motion?
If something has a big inertial mass, what is it like to change its motion?
Tougher to change
What is the formula for inertial mass?
What is the formula for inertial mass?
What do bigger objects need to change their movement?
What do bigger objects need to change their movement?
More force
Why is a car harder to push than a shopping trolley?
Why is a car harder to push than a shopping trolley?
The car has bigger inertial mass
When you push a lighter object, what happens compared to a heavier object with the same push?
When you push a lighter object, what happens compared to a heavier object with the same push?
The lighter object speeds up more
What happens to a heavier object when given the same push as a lighter object?
What happens to a heavier object when given the same push as a lighter object?
It doesn't speed up as much