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The inherent property of a body to resist any change in its state of rest or uniform motion depends primarily on which physical quantity?
AWeight of the body
BMass of the body
CVolume of the body
DSpeed of the body
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mass of the body
1. Inertia is the resistance a body offers to a change in its state of rest or motion.
2. A more massive body is harder to start, stop, or deflect.
3. Hence inertia is measured by, and depends on, the body's mass.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 1 "Laws of Motion", p.9_
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