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प्रश्न
Why do the passengers in a bus tend to fall backward when it starts suddenly ?
उत्तर
When a bus starts suddenly, the passengers tend to jerk backward. This is because their bodies possess inertia due to which the passengers tend to remain in their state of rest (or stationary state) even when the bus has started moving.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following has more inertia:
- a rubber ball and a stone of the same size?
- a bicycle and a train?
- a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?
What name is given to the product of mass and velocity of a body ?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
(a) ………………is a measure of the inertia of a body.
Name the factor on which the inertia of a body depends and state how does it depend on the factor stated by you .
Give two examples to show that greater the mass, greater is the inertia of the body.
Why does a coin, placed on a card, drop into the tumbler when the card is rapidly flicked with a finger?
What are inertia kinds?
Explain the following:
Why does a pillion rider fall forward, when the driver of a two-wheeler suddenly applies the brakes?
Multiple Choice Question. Select the correct option.
Inertia is the property of a body by virtue of which the body is:
Two blocks of masses 8 kg and 2 kg respectively lie on a smooth horizontal surface in contact with one other. They are pushed by a horizontally applied force of 15 N. Calculate the force exerted on the 2 kg mass.
