Inertia and mass - class-XI

inertia and mass

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia of a body has direct dependence on :

  1. Velocity
  2. Volume
  3. Mass
  4. Density
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A tennis ball and a cricket ball, both are stationary. To start motion in them

  1. a less force is required for the cricket ball than for the tennis ball
  2. a less force is required for the tennis ball than for the cricket ball
  3. same force is required for both the balls
  4. nothing can be said
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The tendency of a body to resist acceleration is called:

  1. Force
  2. Retardation
  3. Inertia
  4. mass
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term mass refers to the same physical concept as:

  1. weight
  2. inertia
  3. force
  4. acceleration
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mass of an object is a $\underline{                     }$ measure of inertia:

  1. quantitative
  2. qualitative
  3. absolute
  4. average
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who proposed the concept of Inertia ? 

  1. Gallileo
  2. Newton
  3. Pascal
  4. Einstein
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia of a body depends on:

  1. Mass of the body
  2. Velocity of the body
  3. Acceleration of the body
  4. Energy of the body
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
A five rupees coin has more inertia than a one-rupee coin.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has more inertia. A rubber ball or a stone of the same size?

  1. rubber ball
  2. stone
  3. both have same intertia
  4. cannot be determined
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
An object experiences a net zero external unbalanced force. Is it possible for the object to be travelling with a non-zero velocity?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The inertia of a moving body makes it:

  1. stop due to friction
  2. increase its speed
  3. decrease its speed
  4. resist a change in its state of motion
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The inertial force acts in a 

  1. Opposite direction to that of acceleration force
  2. Same direction as that of accelerating force
  3. Perpendicular direction to that accelerating force
  4. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mass of object A is 5 kg,that of object B is 40 kg,that of object C is 38 kg,and that of object D is 56 kg. Which object has the greatest inertia?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia of a body has direct dependence on:

  1. velocity
  2. mass
  3. area
  4. volume
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A and B are two objects with mass 6 kg and 34 kg respectively. Then,

  1. A has more inertia than B
  2. B has more inertia than A
  3. A and B both have same inertia
  4. None of the above statements is true
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

P and Q are two objects with masses 5 kg and 30 kg respectively. Then,

  1. P has more inertia than Q
  2. Q has more inertia than P
  3. P and Q have the same inertia
  4. Neither P nor Q has any inertia
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Passengers standing in a bus are thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn, Because of:

  1. Outward pull on them
  2. Inertia
  3. Change in momentum
  4. Change in acceleration
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$A$ and $B$ are two objects with mass $6  kg$ and $34  kg$ respectively. Then

  1. $A$ has more inertia than $B$
  2. $B$ has more inertia than $A$
  3. $A$ and $B$ both have same inertia
  4. None of the above is true
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$P$ and $Q$ are two objects with masses $5  kg$ and $30  kg$ respectively. Then

  1. $P$ has more inertia than $Q$
  2. $Q$ has more inertia than $P$
  3. $P$ and $Q$ have the same inertia
  4. Neither $P$ nor $Q$ has any inertia
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Galileo's law of inertia is another name for newton's (...) law of motion

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Any one of the above
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term 'mass' is analogous to physical quantity

  1. Weight
  2. Inertia
  3. Force
  4. Acceleration
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The inertia of an object tends to cause the object:

  1. to increase its speed
  2. to decrease its speed
  3. to resist any change in its state of motion
  4. to decelerate due to friction
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

X and Y are two objects with masses $100\ kg$ and $75\ kg$ respectively, then :

  1. Both will have the same inertia
  2. Y will have more inertia
  3. X will have more inertia
  4. Both will have less inertia
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the property of matter due to which a body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion unless an external force acts on it is:

  1. Inertia
  2. Elasticity
  3. Viscosity
  4. Density
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the brakes are applied to bike the back seater moves forward why?

  1. Due to height
  2. Due to weight
  3. Due to inertia
  4. None
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mass is a measure of:

  1. weight
  2. inertia
  3. friction
  4. matter
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify which of the following quantity describe object's resistance to change in motion.

  1. acceleration
  2. velocity
  3. mechanics
  4. force
  5. inertia
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following best describe about the statement " An object slides on a horizontal, frictionless surface".

  1. Inertia
  2. Unbalanced forces
  3. Action and reaction force pairs
  4. Universal gravitation
  5. Simple harmonic motion
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On what factors does the inertia of motion depend?

  1. Mass
  2. Velocity
  3. Acceleration
  4. Displacement
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following safety features are used in vehicles to reduce the negative effects of inertia?

(i)Safety seat belts(ii)Automatic air bags(iii)Absorber bumpers
  1. Only (i) and (ii)
  2. Only (ii) and (iii)
  3. Only (i) and (iii)
  4. (i), (ii) and (iii)
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The inertia of an object tends to cause the object:

  1. $to\ increase\ its\ speed$
  2. $to\ decrease\ its\ speed$
  3. $to\ resist\ any\ change\ in\ its\ state\ of\ motion$
  4. $to\ decelerate\ due\ to\ friction$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a running horse suddenly stops, the rider falls  _________.

  1. forwards
  2. backwards
  3. to his right
  4. to the horse's right
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia means resistance to the change of state.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia of a body is directly dependent on its: 

  1. velocity
  2. volume
  3. mass
  4. all of the above
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A coin tossed vertically by a passenger sitting in a train that is moving with a uniform velocity, still returns to his palm. This demonstrates the principle of.

  1. Inertia(Newton's First Law of Motion)
  2. Conservation of angular momentum
  3. Addition of velocities of the train and the coin
  4. Addition of forces due to gravity and the toss of the coin