Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Name the scientist who first stated the law of inertia.
Advertisements
Solution
Newton stated the law of inertia.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
When a carpet is beaten with a stick, dust comes out of it. Explain.
What is the other name of Newton’s first law of motion ?
Define one newton force.
Is it possible for a particle to describe a curved path if no force acts on it? Does your answer depend on the frame of reference chosen to view the particle?
A force F1 acts on a particle accelerating it from rest to a velocity v. Force F1 is then replaced by F2 which decelerates the particle to rest.
A reference frame attached to the earth
(a) is an inertial frame by definition
(b) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is revolving around the sun
(c) is an inertial frame because Newton's laws are applicable in this frame
(d) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is rotating about its axis.
The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person is more than the weight of the person if the elevator is
(a) going up and slowing down
(b) going up and speeding up
(c) going down and slowing down
(d) going down and speeding up
Give one example each of inertia of rest and inertia of motion.
Give two examples of the following:
Inertia of motion
When a bus suddenly takes a tum, the passengers are thrown outwards because of
