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

If a light rock is being thrown at a heavy rock the light rock would probably crack or get deflected from the heavy rock, but if a heavy rock is being thrown at a light rock the light rock would most likely shatter.

A: The heavy rock has more inertia

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