Moment of inertia is biggest for:
☐ compact objects
☑ objects that are spread out
☐ neither; doesn’t depend on shape
Angular
acceleration will definitely increase if:
☐ torque is decreased and momentum of inertia is
decreased
☐ torque is decreased and momentum of inertia is
increased
☑ torque is increased and momentum of inertia is
decreased
☐ torque is increased and momentum of inertia is
increased
Compare a ball rolling down a ramp (with
no slipping) with a block sliding down another ramp at the same angle (with no friction). Which one
will reach the bottom first?
☐ the ball
☑ the block
☐ same time
Ralph heard his instructor say "Moment of inertia plays the same role in
rotational motion that mass does in linear motion." This confuses him. In your own words, explain
to Ralph what that means. (I don't want
equations. I just want a short conceptual explanation.)
Mass describes how much objects resist acceleration when forces are applied.
Moment of inertia describes how much objects resist *rotational* (or angular) acceleration when torques are applied.