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Directions: Read each situation carefully and provide your explanation.

A. Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he throws his Jello with a greater speed, it will have greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does not depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. With whom do you agree? Why?

B. Ben is being chased through the woods by a bull moose which he was attempting to photograph. The enormous mass of the bull moose is extremely intimidating. Yet, if Ben makes a zigzag pattern through the woods, he will be able to use the large mass of the moose to his own advantage. Explain this in terms of inertia.



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Final answer:

Inertia is defined by an object's resistance to changes in motion, with mass being the determining factor. Making zigzag movements can utilize an object's inertia to one's advantage.


Explanation:

Inertia is the property of an object to resist changes in its motion. It depends on mass, not speed, as stated by Tosh in the cafeteria argument. In the situation with Ben and the bull moose, by making zigzag movements, Ben can take advantage of the moose's inertia, which resists changes in its motion, to outmaneuver the moose.


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