The tendency of a body to resist acceleration is called:

Force

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Retardation

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Inertia

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Solution

The correct option is B Inertia
Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion, including changes to its speed and direction. It is the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line at constant velocity.

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