Question

Inertia is that property of a body by virtue of which the body is

• A. unable to change by itself the state of uniform motion
• B. unable to change by itself the state of rest and of uniform linear motion
• C. unable to change by itself the state of rest
• D. unable to change by itself the direction of motion

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Inertia is the inability of a body due to which body cannot change its state of rest or of motion by itself.