2.

3 UNDERSTANDING INERTIA
Idea of inertia
1. A pillion rider is hurled backwards when the motorcycle starts to move.
2. Bus passengers are thrust forward when the bus stop immediately.
3. Large vehicle are made to move or stopped with greater difficulty.
4. Meaning of inertia :
...

Mass and inertia

A child and an adult are given a push to swing.
1. Which one of them will be more difficult to be moved ..........
2. Which one of them will be more difficult to stop? .
3. The relationship between mass and inertia:
..

Exercise
1. What is inertia? Does 2 kg rock have twice the inertia of 1 kg rock?

2.

A wooden dowel is fitted in a hole through a wooden block as shown in figure above. Explain
what happen when we
a. Strike the top of the dowel with a hammer,

b. Hit the end of the dowel on the floor.

2.4 ANALYSING MOMENTUM

Idea of momentum
1. When an object is moving, it has ...
2. The amount of momentum depends on its ... and .
3. Momentum is defined.

The principle of conservation of momentum :

Three types of collision

a. Elastic collision ...

b. Inelastic collision :...

c. Explosion : ........

Exercise

a. Car A of mass 100 kg travelling at 30 m s-1 collides with car B of mass 90 kg travelling at 20 ms-1
in front of it. Car A and B move separately after collision. If Car A is still moving at 25 m s-1 after
collision, determine the velocity of Car B after collision.

b. Car A of mass 100 kg travelling at 30 m s-1 collides with car B of mass 90 kg travelling at 20 ms-1
in front of it. Car A is pulled by Car B after collision. Determine the common velocity of Car A
and B after collision.

c. A bullet of mass 2 g is shot from a gun of mass 1 kg with a velocity of 150 m s-1. Calculate the
velocity of the recoil of the gun after firing.