Mass and Inertia Worksheet
Explore the concepts of mass and inertia with this Grade 8 Science worksheet, featuring definitions, examples, and critical thinking questions.
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Mass and Inertia
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Some questions may require critical thinking and application of concepts related to mass and inertia.
1. Mass is a measure of the amount of in an object.
2. is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.
3. The more mass an object has, the more it possesses.
4. Which of the following objects would have the greatest inertia?
A feather
A bowling ball
A tennis ball
A marble
5. If you push a small car and a large truck with the same amount of force, which one will accelerate more?
The small car
The large truck
They will accelerate the same
Neither will accelerate
6. An object in motion will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.
True
False
7. Mass is the same as weight.
True
False
8. Explain why it is more difficult to stop a fully loaded shopping cart compared to an empty one.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
9. Mass
a. The force of gravity on an object
10. Inertia
b. Amount of matter in an object
11. Weight
c. Resistance to change in motion
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