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2007-03-27 20:41:27 · 6 answers · asked by Li Li 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Size does not matter :)
It should read mass.
Inertial mass is a measure of an object's resistance to changing its state of motion when a force is applied. An object with small inertial mass changes its motion more readily, and an object with large inertial mass does so less readily.
2007-03-27 20:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless they both have the same weight AND shape...square blocks do not move as quickly as round blocks of granite with the same weight.
See the excerpt below from source site below:
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The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental laws of classical physics which are used to describe the motion of matter and how it is affected by applied forces. Inertia is the property of an object to remain constant in velocity unless acted upon by an outside force. Inertia is dependent upon the mass and shape of the object. The concept of inertia is today most commonly defined using Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion, which states:
Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight ahead, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by forces impressed. [Cohen & Whitman 1999 translation]
2007-03-28 03:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by sheila_0123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inertia is mass at a velocity (I=mv). Size does not come into the equation.
2007-03-28 17:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, more massive objects have more inertia. Example: a one inch cube made of lead has more inertia than a one inch cube of wood.
2007-03-28 05:21:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not, unless they have the same weight.
2007-03-28 03:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by mrquestion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, their mass and weight have to be equal...
2007-03-28 05:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by princess_lew86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋