4.4.5 Gaining momentum
Challenge and extend On this page you will extend your understanding of Newton's laws through exploring in depth the concepts of impulse, inertia and momentum. Inquiry questions Disciplinary concepts You saw earlier in 4.4.2 Force and mass how forces cause masses to accelerate, and that Newton's second law describes this relationship. You also encountered the concept of ‘inertia’ - the resistance that mass seems to...