Inertia

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• acceleration
• inertia
• mass
• frame of reference

Which has the MOST inertia?

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Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed

• mass

• force

• friction

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

What kind(s) of objects have inertia?

• all objects with mass
• only objects at rest
• only objects in motion
• only objects whose motion is being changed

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You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?

• The inertia is changing
• The inertia of the car is too great 
• The inertia of the person is equal to the car
• There is not inertia because of no movement

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a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching

• velocity
• friction
• inertia
• position

Which one has the LEAST inertia?

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Inertia refers to ___________

(select all the apply)

• the tendency of moving objects to remain in motion

• the force which keeps moving objects in motion with a constant velocity

• the force that keeps stationary objects at rest

• the tendency of stationary objects to remain at rest

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A skateboard rolls down a hill, reaches the level surface and eventually comes to a stop. The fact that the skateboard ultimately stops is best explained by ________.

• the skateboard needs an additional unbalanced force to continue its motion

• the presence of an unbalanced force can cause a moving object to stop

• the presence of inertia causes it to stop

• the natural tendency of any object is to stop at some point

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