Inertial

a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching

• velocity
• friction
• inertia
• position

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• acceleration
• inertia
• mass
• frame of reference

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________. 

• temperature
• shape
• size
• motion

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Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

• at rest
• moving
• in one spot
• inertia 

What kind(s) of objects have inertia?

• all objects with mass
• only objects at rest
• only objects in motion
• only objects whose motion is being changed

The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies

• to both moving and nonmoving objects
• only to moving objects
• only to objects that are not moving

What is the unit of measurement for force?

• AMP
• Seconds
• Newtons
• Miles

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You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?

• The inertia is changing
• The inertia of the car is too great 
• The inertia of the person is equal to the car
• There is not inertia because of no movement