GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PHYSICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The greater the mass of an object ____
A
the easier the object starts moving
B
the greater its inertia
C
the more balanced it is
D
the more space it takes up
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion varies with mass. Mass is that quantity that is solely dependent upon the inertia of an object. The more inertia that an object has, the more mass that it has. A more massive object has a greater tendency to resist changes in its state of motion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Law states that all objects have inertia. The more mass an object has, the greater its inertia and the more force it takes to change its state of motion. The amount of inertia an object has depends on its mass-which is roughly the amount of material present in the object.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inertia is associated with an object’s mass. The larger the mass the larger the inertia. Both Galileo and Newton inferred that because of inertia, objects which are not being pushed or pulled, if initially motionless, will remain motionless.

Detailed explanation-4: -A body of greater mass has more inertia, hence a stone has more inertia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Newton’s Second Law also says that the greater the mass of the object being accelerated, the greater the amount of force needed to accelerate the object.

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