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📚 Glossary Term

Inertia

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Definition The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion.

🧒 In Simple Words

Inertia means an object wants to keep doing what it is already doing unless a force changes it.

📌 Example

A book on a table stays still because of inertia until someone pushes it.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"The cart showed inertia because it kept moving until friction slowed it down."

🔗 Related Terms

ForceMotionNewton's First Law