CHAPTER 2

FORCES AND MOTION

2.3 Understanding Inertia

Learning Outcomes:
In the end of the class, student should be
able to:
explain what inertia is
relate mass to inertia
give examples of situations involving
inertia

Inertia
The inertia of an object is the
tendency of the object to
remain at rest or, if moving, to
continue its uniform motion in a
straight line unless acted upon by
an external force.
(Newtons Fist Law)

Inertia
Objects tend to "keep on doing
what they're doing."

Relationship
between inertia
and mass

Which trolley is more easier

to start?
Which trolley is more difficult
to stop?

Relationship between inertia

and mass
The larger the mass, the larger
its inertia
The larger mass have the
tendency to remain its situation
either at rest or in moving.

Effects of Inertia

POSITIVE
Drying off an umbrella by
moving and stopping it
quickly.

NEGATIVE
During a road accident,
passengers are thrust
forward when their
car is suddenly stopped.
Building a floating drilling Passengers are hurled
rig that has a big mass in backwards when the
order to be stable and safe. vehicle starts to move and
are hurled
forward when it stops
immediately.
To tight the loose hammer
A person with a
heavier/larger body will
find it move difficult to stop
his movement.
A heavier vehicle will take

2.4 Analysing Momentum

Learning Outcomes:
In the end of the class, student should be
able to:
define momentum of an object
state the principle of conservation of
linear momentum
solve problems involving linear
momentum

Momentum
Momentum is defined as the
product of its mass and its
velocity
p = mv
Unit : kgms

Conservation of
Momentum

The Principle of Conservation

of Momentum
In the absence of an external
force, the total momentum of a
system remains unchanged.

Applications of
Conservation of
Momentum

The squids uses it to propel itself

in the water. The squid moves
forward by discharging a jet of
water from its body. An equal an
opposite momentum created thus
propels the squid in the opposite
direction.

Elastic collision
The colliding objects move
separately after collision.

Inelastic collision
The colliding objects move
together after collision.

Explosion
The objects involved are in
contact with each other before
explosion and
are separated after the explosion.