As per your syllabus, what is INERTIA?
- The tendency of an object to RESIST a change in its state of rest or uniform motion
- A type of force pulling objects together
- The acceleration of an object
- The same as friction
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Correct answer: A. The tendency of an object to RESIST a change in its state of rest or uniform motion
As per your syllabus, Meet a Scientist box, inertia (named by Newton) = tendency to resist change in motion.
The other options misstate.