Question

Define inertia of rest and inertia of motion.

Answer 1

The inertia of rest:

1. The tendency of a body to remain in its state of rest or its inability to change its state of rest by itself.
2. When you shake the branch of a tree, the leaves get detached.

The inertia of motion:

1. The tendency of a body to resist change in motion when the object is in motion.
2. A person travelling in a bus falls forward when brakes are applied.