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Is inertia what causes acceleration?

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What causes a person in circular motion to feel a push away from the direction of their acceleration?

Inertia


How are the terms inertia and motion related?

The 1st modern theory of inertia was theorized by sir Isaac Newton in 1687. He said inertia = mass * acceleration. Acceleration is = to motion in this instance.


What is the relationship between mass and inertia of an object?

The inertia of a body can be defined as the relunctance of a body to acceleration. The mass of a body can be defined as a measure of the inertia of a body. This is because acceleration = resultant force / mass. So, if mass is greater, the less will be the acceleration of the body and hence the greater the inertia.


What is the meaning of law of inertia?

The Law of Inertia means , No force, No Acceleration (change in velocity) and Vice verso No acceleration (change in velocity), No Force.


What is the relation of the force and inertia?

The greater the inertia, the greater is the force required to produce a constant acceleration.(F=ma). But in general, acceleration is not taken constant, in this case, there is no relation between force and inertia.


Why is the acceleration is faster in small objects than in large objects?

The difference is due to inertia. Inertia is the resistance to a change in motion (acceleration). A more massive object will have greater inertia, and therefore a greater resistance to a change in motion, resulting in a slower acceleration. A less massive object has lower inertia, and therefore less of a resistance to a change in motion, resulting in a faster acceleration.


What are similarities of uniform linear acceleration to acceleration due to gravity?

inertia and potential energy


What is the tendecy of a mass to resist acceleration?

Called inertia.


How are force and inertia related?

Mass is what causes inertia.The relationship between mass and force is given by Newton's Second Law: force = mass x acceleration


What is the definition of resistance to acceleration?

Inertia resists acceleration. Inertia resists a change in the state of motion of a particle or rigid body. For instance, in order for the state of motion of an object to change, there must be a net external force exerting on the object, which is defined as mass times acceleration. Resistance to this net external force would therefore have to resist the object's acceleration, and that is inertia.


What is the term for force is equal to mass times acceleration?

Inertia


Another name for inertia?

acceleration is because its a real force