Fill in the blanks:

(1) The tendency of a body to resist acceleration is called …………….. .

(2) In the SI system, ……………. is the unit of force.

(3) In a collision …………… is always conserved.

(4) The motion of rocket is based on Newton’s …………… law of motion.

(5) An …………… force acting on an object brings it in motion.

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Solution

(1) The tendency of a body to resist acceleration is called inertia.

(2) In the SI system, Newton is the unit of force.

(3) In a collision momentum is always conserved.

(4) The motion of rocket is based on Newton’s third law of motion.

(5) An unbalanced force acting on an object brings it in motion.

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