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A picture of a basketball on the left and a bowling ball on the right. The bowling ball is inside a white box.
Anika asks Eva to roll a basketball and then a bowling ball to her. Which requires more force to roll, and why?
the basketball, because it has more mass and therefore more inertia
the basketball, because it has less mass and therefore less inertia
the bowling ball, because it has more mass and therefore more inertia
the bowling ball, because it has less mass and therefore less inertia
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the bowling ball, because it has more mass and therefore more inertia
Explanation: to start rolling you must overcome the object's linear and rotational inertia. A heavier ball has larger mass (and larger rotational inertia), so for the same acceleration it requires a larger force (or torque).
Explanation: to start rolling you must overcome the object's linear and rotational inertia. A heavier ball has larger mass (and larger rotational inertia), so for the same acceleration it requires a larger force (or torque).
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