Question

What is meant by the term inertia?

• A. There is natural tendency for objects to resist changes in their state of motion.
• B. A measure of an object's resistance to changes in a rotation direction.
• C. A force is a push or a pull that acts upon an object as a results of its interaction with another object.
• D. A measurement of the amount of matter something contains.

Answer 1

The correct option is A There is natural tendency for objects to resist changes in their state of motion.

Inertia is the property of a object to resist any change in its state of motion or rest, including changes to its speed and direction. It is the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line at constant velocity unless disturbed by any external force.