Physics
The property of an object by virtue of which it tends to retain its state of rest or of motion is called —
- friction
- inertia
- force
- mass
Related Questions
Newton's first law includes:
- the definition of inertia
- the definition of force
- both (a) and (b)
- none of the above
Force is a …………… quantity.
- scalar
- vector
- directionless
- none of these
A student has four balls - table tennis ball, tennis ball, cricket ball and a football. The correct ascending order of inertia is :
- table tennis ball, tennis ball, football, cricket ball
- cricket ball, football, tennis ball, table tennis ball
- table tennis ball, football, cricket ball, tennis ball
- football, cricket ball, table tennis ball, tennis ball
Which one of the following is not an example of inertia of rest?
- When a train suddenly starts moving forward, the passenger standing in the compartment tends to fall backwards.
- When a hanging carpet is beaten with a stick, dust particles start falling out of it.
- On shaking the branches of a tree, the fruits fall down.
- When a passenger jumps out of a moving train, he falls down.