Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he flings the Jell-O with a greater speed it will have a greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does not depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. Who do you agree with? Explain why.

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Andres Keller

2 June, 23:58

Mac and Tosh are arguing in the cafeteria. Mac says that if he flings the Jell-O with a greater speed it will have a greater inertia. Tosh argues that inertia does not depend upon speed, but rather upon mass. Who do you agree with? Explain why.

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Nelson Wood · Answer 1

Based on their discussion, tosh' idea is right. because intertia does not depends on speed rather upon mass. The more mass an object has the more inertia it has. If an object is heavy, it has a tendency to remain steady and will not be moving.