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Mass and Inertia Basics

Explore the fundamental concepts of mass and inertia with this engaging worksheet for 3rd graders.

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Mass and Inertia Basics

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand mass and inertia.

1. What is mass?

a

How tall an object is

b

How much space an object takes up

c

How much 'stuff' is in an object

d

How fast an object is moving

2. Which of these would have the most mass?

a

A feather

b

A bowling ball

c

A pencil

d

A leaf

3. We can measure mass using a  .

4. Objects with more mass are   to move.

5. Inertia is an object's ability to fly.

T

True

F

False

6. A heavier object has more inertia than a lighter object.

T

True

F

False

7. Imagine you have a small toy car and a real car. Which one would be harder to push and why?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

mass
inertia
move
stop

8. The amount of 'stuff' in an object is called its  .

9.   is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

10. An object with more mass is harder to   or  .