Galileo's law and inertia - class-IX
galileo's law and inertia
Questions
______ of the body is a measure of inertia. Fill in the blanks.
- Mass
- Force
- Velocity
- Speed
Inertia depends on which two factors:
- Height and Weight
- Length and Width
- Density and Mass
- Speed and Velocity
Inertia is __________ .
- a property of matter
- a type of force
- the speed of an object
- none of the above
From the following 3 solids of the same shape and same volume which one has the highest inertia?
- Steel
- Wood
- Aluminium
- None of the above
Fill in the blank:
- Allow
- Assist
- Resist
- None of these
Which law is referred to as the law of inertia?
- First law of motion
- Second law of motion
- Third law of motion
- None of these
Inertia means resistance to the change of state.
- True
- False
While dusting a carpet, we give a sudden jerk or beat with a stick because :
- Inertia of rest keeps the dust in its position and the dust is removed by movement of carpet away.
- Inertia of motion removes dust.
- No inertia involved in process.
- None of the above
When a running horse suddenly stops, the rider falls forwards.
- True
- False
Which of the following has more inertia ___
- 5Rp coin and 2Rp coin
- 2Rp coin and 3Rp coin
- 10Kg iron
- None of these
A water tanker filled up to $\dfrac {2}{3}$rd of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On sudden application of the brake, the water in the tank would
- move backward
- move forward
- be unaffected
- rise upwards
If a train is retarding and at same time coin is thrown upwards, then you will observe that:
- the coin reaches again in your hand
- the coin falls behind you
- the coin falls in front of you
- the coin follows a circular path
A football has lesser inertia than a stone of the same size because:
- Football has more air inside than the stone.
- Football has less air inside than the stone.
- Football has less mass than the stone.
- Football has more mass than the stone.
When a tree with a flexible stem is shaken vigorously,its fruits and leaves fall own.This phenomenon can be explained by making use of
- Newton's first law of motion
- Newton's second law of motion
- Newton's third law of motion
- Law of conservation of momentum
A and B are two objects with mass 6 kg and 34 kg respectively. Then
- A has more inertia than B
- B has more inertia than A
- A and B both have same inertia
- none of the above is true
P and Q are two objects with masses 5 kg and 30 kg respectively. Then
- P has more inertia than Q
- Q has move inertia than P
- P and Q have the same inertia
- neither P nor Q has any inertia
Why can dust be removed from a carpet by shaking it, or by beating it with a stick?
- Because of inertia of rest
- Because of inertia of motion
- Because of inertia of direction
- Because of momentum
Which will have move inertia?
- A plastic eraser
- Pencil
- A book
- A table
Why athletes stop themselves before the line marked for javelin throw
- Due to inertia of rest
- Due to inertia of motion
- Due to inertia of direction
- All
The sparks produced during sharpening of a knife against a grinding wheel leaves the rim of the wheel tangentially. This is due to which of the following?
- Inertia of rest
- Inertia of motion
- Inertia of direction
- Force applied
When a bus starts suddenly, the person falls backwards because of
- Inertia of rest of the passenger
- Inertia of motion of the passenger
- Inertia of rest of the bus
- None of the above
Which of the following statement is true when a magician pulls a tablecloth from under a table full of dishes without disturbing the dishes?
- Gravity holds the dishes still
- The weight of the dishes is reduced
- Action-reaction forces are in operation
- The dishes have inertia
- The dishes have no acceleration
Suppose gravity of earth suddenly becomes zero, then in which direction
will the moon begin to move if no other celestial body affects it ?
- Radial
- Tangential
- cant say
- None
Passengers standing in a bus are thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn. This is due to:
- outward pull on them
- inertia
- change in momentum
- change in acceleration
A truck and a car are moving with same kinetic energy. They are brought to rest by the application of brakes which provide equal force.
- both will cover equal distance
- the truck will cover a greater distance
- the car will cover a greater distance
- none of the above
Two balls of the same size but of different materials, rubber and iron are kept on the smooth floor of a moving train. The brakes are applied suddenly to stop the train. Will the balls start rolling? If so, in which direction? Will they move with the same speed?
- Iron ball is faster than rubber ball
- Rubber ball is faster than iron ball
- Both move at the same speed
- None of them move
Galilee's law of inertia is another name for newton's (... ) law of motion.
- First
- Second
- Third
- Anyone of the above
The term inertia was first used by
- Newton
- Galileo
- Aristotle
- Kepler