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                                  INERTIA 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

• Define inertia.
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• Identify and explain the three types of inertia.
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• Provide examples of each type of inertia from daily life.
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• Describe the role of external forces in overcoming inertia.
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• Relate Newton’s First Law of Motion to inertia.

SHORT NOTE

Inertia is the property of a body to resist any change in its state of motion or rest. It means that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Types of inertia: Inertia of Rest – tendency to remain at rest and Inertia of Motion – tendency to continue in uniform motion.

ASSESSMENT

1.Inertia is the property of a body to:

• (a) Change its state of motion
• (b) Resist a change in its state of motion or rest
• (c) Move with uniform speed
• (d) Stop when no force acts on it

2. Define Inertia

3. What causes a passenger to jerk forward in a bus when it suddenly stops?

4. Explain the concept of inertia. Describe its types with examples