2007-11-21 16:24:49 · 5 answers · asked by ricnoodle 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I've never been to school, so no.
2007-11-21 16:30:34 · update #1
No, it means only that you can't measure it. In the same way kindness is non-quantifiable. Just because you can't measure it doesn't mean you can't identify it or think about it.
2007-11-21 16:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Roger the Mole 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask the speaker what they meant. Inertia is a property of matter, and is quantifiable by inertial mass. It has been measured to be equal to gravitational mass, to within one part in 10^12. You can directly measure inertial mass by applying a force and measuring the resultant acceleration.
2007-11-21 17:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey lemonade, your physics teacher is partly right. Inertia is directly proportional to mass. But we do not have a measurement for Inertia, and in fact due to the nature of Inertia it would be impossible to give it a measurement. I mean when you think about it what does 1 inertia or 2 inertia mean? Nothing.
2007-11-21 16:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My physics teacher said that mass is a quantative measure of inertia, and therefore that we can measure inertia by measureing mass. Are you sure about that?
2007-11-21 16:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by girlwiththeredumbrella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inertia is an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by another object
2007-11-21 16:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by KK B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋