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What is the property of matter tat keeps a moving object moving in a straight line?
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∙ 11y ago
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."
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What is the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in a place called?
inertia
Can the mass of an object be changed by sending it to the moon?
No. The mass of any object is considered to be an intrinsic constant property, i.e. it's a characteristic of the object and it doesn't change, no matter where the object goes or what happens to it. The weight of the object may change, because that's just the force of gravity caused by whatever large body the object happens to be near, like the earth or moon.
What determines your weight on a planet?
Both it's mass and the force of gravity acting on it
A red shift in the spectrum of the light from an object indicates the object is moving where?
away from the observer.
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.
What is the ability to stay at rest or to keep moving?
INERTIA. This is not an 'ability', but rather a PROPERTY of Matter.- Newtons First Law, "inertia", the propety of matter defined by a still object's tendency to stay at rest, and a moving object's tendency to keep moving at the same velocity.
What is the property of moving object that depends upon the object's mass and moving velocity?
Momentum
What is the amount of matter in an object called-?
The amount of matter in an object is the fundamental property of the object. This is matter to weight.
The amount of matter in an object is called what?
The amount of matter in an object is the fundamental property of the object. This is matter to weight.
How can an object be motionless and in equilibruim?
an object that is not moving can be in equilibrum. an object moving at a steady speed in a straight line can also be equilibrum.
What is the tendency called of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place?
Inertia
What is the tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line?
It is called inertia.
A force that slows or stop a moving object is?
straight
What will happen to an object moving at a constant speed if no outside forces act on it?
It's not necessary to specify that the object is moving at a constant speed. Any object with no outside forces acting on it does that. It also continues moving in a straight line.
Is it possible for and object to be in motion if the object is moving in a straight line?
The answer to the question seems to be clearly given within the question. You have said that the object " ... is moving ... " in a straight line. Therefore we conclude that if you have been honest with us, then the object is certainly in motion.
If an object is moving away from you and left alone what happens?
If an object is moving away from you and there are no forces acting on it,then it continues moving in a straight line at constant speed.
When work is not done to an object?
The object continues moving in a straight line at its current speed.
