Classify the following events as showing ‘inertia of rest’ or ‘inertia of motion’
PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics
Problem
Classify the following events as showing ‘inertia of rest’ or ‘inertia of motion’. Write your answer in one word for each part.
(a) A cricket ball continues to race towards the boundary after leaving the bat.
(b) A fielder’s hands experience a sudden jerk while stopping the moving ball.
(c) A mobile phone kept on the dashboard of a stationary car slides backward when the car accelerates forward.