Question

Give two examples of inertia of motion.

Answer 1

1. When seated on a motorcycle and the motorcyclist suddenly applies brakes, we get a push in the forward direction. This is because we were in motion, and inertia tends to oppose the change in our state.
2. When a person jumps out of a moving bus, he tends to move ahead or fall down. This is because he was in motion. On jumping, his feet touch the ground but the rest of the body still tends to remain in motion.