Question

Two experiments are performed on an object to determine how much the object resists a change in its state of motion while at rest and while in motion. In the first experiment, the object is pushed with a constant known force along a horizontal surface. There is negligible friction between the surface and the object. A motion sensor is used to measure the speed of the object as it is pushed. In a second experiment, the object is tied to a string and pulled upward with a constant known force, and a motion sensor is used to measure the speed of the object as it is pulled upward. The student uses the data collected from the motion sensor to determine the mass of the object in both experiments.
Required:
What classifies the type of mass that was determined in each experiment?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the first experiment, the mass is inertial mass and in the second experiment, the mass is a gravitational mass.

Explanation:

It is given that a student performs two types of experiment to see how change in its resistance while in the state of motion and in rest.

In the first experiment, an object is pushed with a force against a horizontal surface and the speed is measured using a sensor. Here, work is done against the inertia of the object as it is pushed from rest. So the mass is inertial mass.

In the second experiment, an object is pushed or thrown upwards with a force and speed is measured. Here, the mass is gravitational mass as the work done in the second experiment is against the gravity or against the weight of the object.