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Relationship
Concept of between Effects of
inertia mass and inertia
inertia
Newton’s Inertia
First Law balance
2.2.1 Situations Involving the Concept
of Inertia
I will continue
move if there is
nobody
(external force)
to stop me
2.2.3 The Relationship between Mass and Inertia
Pushing a rock
(b) This is because the
inertia of a body
increases when its mass
increases.
Kicking a ball
Inertia Balance
•When the card is pulled very quickly, the coin does not
follow the card. It falls
into the glass.
•The coin possesses inertia
which causes it to be stationary.
•Gravitational force acts on the
coin and the coin falls to the
bottom of the glass.
The positive effects of inertia
Example 1:
The figure shows an elephant
chasing a lions.
-We should run in all directions
when we are chased by an elephant.
-The elephant has a big mass
(big inertia) and will tend to move in a straight line because
it is difficult for it to change its direction.
Example 2: To pour out chili sauce
Example 3: To tighten the head of a hammer
Example 4: The rotated of umbrella that stopped abruptly
to shake off the droplets of water.
The Negative Effects of Inertia
Design of a car
(c)