Question

The inertia of an object tends to cause the object ________.

Answer 1

Newton's first law of motion:

1. According to Newton's first law of motion, “A body continues to be in its state of rest or uniform motion along a given direction, until and unless an external force is applied on it.”
2. This is also known as the law of inertia.

Inertia:

1. Inertia is the property of a body that by which it is unable to change its position of rest or uniform motion.
2. Thus, the inertia of a body tends to cause the object to resist any change in its state of motion.
3. It depends on the mass of the body.
4. The greater the mass of a body, the greater will be the inertia and the more difficult it will be to move the body.

Hence, the inertia of a body tends to cause the object to resist any change in its state of motion.