EK 1001 phyiscs number 177

[2010premed]

A 6kg bowling ball experiences a force due to gravity that is 2,000 times greater than the gravitational force experienced by a 3g ping-pong ball. Which of the following properties explains why they fall at the same rate?

The answer is : inertia

Why????????

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[fizzgig]

the force on the heavy object is much larger, but it takes a lot more to get a heavy object moving. the pinpong ball is easy to get moving but it doesn't have a large force acting on it.