Question

. Read the following activity carefully and answer the questions that follow:
• Hang two tin canisters from long piece of thread.
• Fill one with wet sand and keep the other one empty.
• Now, try to push the canisters one by one.
• Again, pull them aside and when they swing back, stop them with your hand.
a) Which canister is harder to push?
b) Which one is harder to stop?
c) Which has larger mass?
d) Which has larger inertia?
e) Would you feel the same if the activity was conducted in space

Answer 1

• a. wet sand canister
• b. empty canister
• c. wet sand canister
• d. empty canister
• e. yes