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Q: What is the property of matter that keeps it moving in a straight line or keeps it at rest?
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What is the property that keeps matter at rest or moving in a straight line?

It is called "inertia", but we still don't really know what it is.


What is the property of matter tat keeps a moving object moving in a straight line?

It's Newton's first law of motion: "An oject in motion will stay in motion (with the same velocity) until an outside force acts upon it and an object at rest will stay at rest until an outside force acts upon it."


Which force keeps the space station in orbit?

The force of gravity keeps the space station in orbit as well as inertia that keeps the space station moving in a straight line.


Brief meaning of the law of inertia?

A moving object keeps moving, unless you force it to stop. It keeps moving in a straight line, unless you force it to change direction. It keeps moving at a constant speed, unless you force it to speed up or slow down. A stationary object remains stationary, unless you force it to start moving.


What property of matter keeps like particles together?

I think it has something to do with electron capture.


What is the property that keeps a bowling ball go straight?

Bad form. A skilfully thrown bowling ball travels on a curve.


Newton's 1st law of motion states that a moving object will go in a straight line unless an outside force changes this motion What outside force prevents the planets from moving in a straight line in?

It's not that there is some force keeping the planets from falling into the sun; the sun's gravity prevents the planets from travelling in a straight line out of the solar system. If you throw a ball in a straight line then it keeps going, but if you throw a ball on a rope tied to a pole then the rope pulls the ball toward the pole and keeps the ball moving in a circle.


Asteroids have been moving though space for billion of years what keeps them moving?

inertia keeps moving it!:)


What keeps the blood moving round and round?

The pumping of the heart keeps the blood moving


What keeps a foucault pendulum moving?

The rotation of the earth keeps a foucault pendulum moving


If an atom is mostly empty space what keeps other matter from moving through the space inside an atom?

The motivation is the electromagnetic repulsion of electrons.


How does gravity keep the earth in orbit around the sun?

Sun's gravitational pull keeps the earth in an elliptical orbit around it.If there would be no gravitational pull of sun on earth than the earth would start moving in a straight line at an angle of 90 degree like a tangent to a circle.