Question

What is true about the inertia of two cars, Car A of mass 1,500 kilograms and Car B of mass 2,000 kilograms? Answers choices are : A)Car A and Car B have the same inertia.
B) Car A has more inertia than Car B.
C) Car B has more inertia than Car A.
D) Both the cars have negligible inertia.

Answer 1

Hi welcome to Openstudy!

First let's define what inertia is. Inertia, I think, is the tendency of an object to resist any change in motion. What's the relationship of Mass and Inertia? As the mass of an object increases, the tendency of the object to resist any change in its state of motion also increases. For example, which object can you push easily, a Styrofoam ball or an iron ball? Definitely it would be the Styro ball :P

So based from my explanation which one of the choice is the right one if Object B has a heavier mass than Object A?

Answer 2

Thankyou:)

Answer 3

you're welcome :)