Inertia

the property of a matter that resist change

1. INERTIA

2. A property of a matter which resist change
to the state of motion or rest.
Inertia

3. An object at rest tends to stay at rest and a
moving object tends to continue its uniform
motion with the same speed and in the
same direction unless being acted upon by
an external force.
Law of Inertia
= Newton’s 1
st
Law of Motion

4. Law of Inertia
An object that is at rest will continue to
be at rest unless an external force acts
on it.

5. Law of Inertia
An object that is moving will continue
to move in a straight line unless an
external force acts on it.

6. Inertia in our daily lives

7. Examples of inertia in our daily
lives
When the cardboard is flicked, the coin
falls into the glass. This is because the
inertia of the coin maintains its state at
rest and it falls into the glass due to
gravity.

8. Examples of inertia in our daily
lives
The car was stop
abruptly but the
inertia of the man
keeps him in the
forward motion and
throws him forward.

9. Phenomena
When the bus stops abruptly, the
passengers lurch forward.

10. Phenomena
If the bus accelerates suddenly, the
passengers fall backward.

11. Phenomena
When a car moves
on a sharp bend,
the passenger lurch
outward. Why?

12. Phenomena
Why does the dog
shake itself after a
bath?

13. Phenomena
As you jump down
from the merry go
round, what must
you do in order to
avoid falling down.

14. Applications of inertia

15. Application
A wet umbrella is
rotated vigorously
and then stops
abruptly. Droplets of
water on the
umbrella are spun
off because its
inertia causes them
to continue moving
even when the
umbrella has
stopped spinning.

16. Application
What do you do to
get the sauce out
from the bottle?

17. Application
The head of a hammer
can be slotted into the
hammer by knocking
the bottom of the
handle downwards on a
hard surface. The
hammer head will
continue with its
downward motion after
the handle has come to
a stop. This makes the
upper part of the
wooden handle slot
deeper into the hammer
head.

18. Application
What is the use of seat belt?

20. Experiment
Inertia balance
Take the time of 10
oscillations.
Period = time for 1
oscillation
The period of
oscillation
represents the
inertia.
What is the relationship between mass and Inertia?

21. A hacksaw
can be used
to replace
inertia
balance.
Place
plasticine at
the end of
the hacksaw
as mass.
Oscillate it
horizontally.

22. Mass, m (g)Time of 10 oscillations, t (s)Period, T = t/10 (s)
20
40
60
80
100
Aim: To investigate the relationship between mass and inertia.
Inference:
Hypothesis:
Variables: mv:
rv:
cv

23. Period, T (s)
Mass, m (g)
Graph of T against m
?

24. What is the conclusion of the
experiment?
Mass increases, period of oscillation
increases, therefore inertia increases.

25. Experiment
The bucket filled
with sand is more
difficult to be
pushed. Why?
What is the
relationship
between mass and
inertia?
Mass increases, inertia increases.

26. Experiment
When the string is pulled slowly, string P will snap.
When the string is yanked suddenly, string Q will snap!
Why?
When the string is pulled slowly, string P has to bear the
pulling force and the weight of the ball.
When the string is yanked suddenly, the inertia of the ball
prevents it from moving down therefore string Q snaps!

27. Phenomena
Why is a sumo
fighter so huge?

28. Phenomena
Why is difficult for a
train to stop?
Why can Titanic
stop in time to avoid
crashing the
iceberg?

29. Phenomena
Why does a liquid
product being
carried in three
separate
compartment
instead of one in a
tanker truck?
This is to reduce the
inertia of the impact
of the liquid if the
truck stops
suddenly.