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?
How tall an object is
How much space an object takes up
How much 'stuff' is in an object
How fast an object is moving
2. Which of these would have the most mass?
A feather
A bowling ball
A pencil
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.
True
False
6. A heavier object has more inertia than a lighter object.
True
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.
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 .