Inertia Video: Fuse School

"Nothing happens until something moves"

What do you think he meant by this?

Fill in the Blanks:

More ____ = More _______

• 1st blank = Bigger

  2nd blank = Gooder

• 1st blank = Mass

  2nd blank = Inertia

• 1st blank = Weight

  2nd blank = Inertia

• 1st blank = Inertia

  2nd blank = Weight

• 1st blank = Size

  2nd blank = Inertia

Which cart will need more force applied to it in order to change its motion?

• Empty Cart

• Full Cart

• They will require the same amount of force.

What is Inertia?

• Inertia is the force that causes an object to move.
• Inertia is the resistance of an object to changes in its motion.
• Inertia is the speed of an object in motion.
• Inertia is the energy stored in an object at rest.