Question

Inertia is that property of a body by virtue of which the body is

• A. unable to change by itself the state of rest
• B. unable to change by itself the state of uniform motion
• C. unable to change by itself the direction of motion
• D. unable to change by itself the state of rest and of uniform linear motion

Answer 1

The correct option is D unable to change by itself the state of rest and of uniform linear motion

Newton’s first law of motion is also called law of inertia as it defines inertia.