Question

Why it is easier to push an empty box than to push a box full of books?

Answer 1

Step 1: Finding why it is easier to push an empty box

1. When you use force to move something (object) away from you, this is a push.
2. Compared to the push, the pull is defined as the force that causes an object to move from rest in the opposite direction.
3. The weight of an empty box is less than the weight of a heavy box.
4. Because inertia is proportional to mass.
5. The box with less mass is easier to push than the box full of books.

Hence it is easier to push an empty box than to push a box full of books because it has less inertia of rest.