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An object at rest stays at rest due to inertia, which is its tendency to resist changes in motion. Inertia also helps an object in motion to continue moving in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force, such as friction or gravity.

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

Inertia


An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in straight-line motion will remain in straight-line motion unless acted upon by a(n) .?

...by an unbalanced force


How is am object moving at a constant speed and in a straight line like an object at rest?

An object moving at a constant speed in a straight line has an acceleration of 0. An object at rest also has an acceleration of 0. So, the two things I see in common are their accelerations, which are both 0.


An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in straight-line motion will remain in straight-line motion unless acted upon by a n?

unbalanced force


What are some examples that are not examples of centripetal acceleration?

An object moving at a constant velocity in a straight line. An object at rest or moving at a constant speed in a circular path. An object moving in a straight line with no change in direction.


What can you say about the motion of an object whose distance time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis?

An object with a distance-time graph that is a straight line parallel to the time axis is not moving, it is at rest. The object is not changing its position with respect to time.


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."


Does a straight line on a distance versus time grph indicate that an object is at rest?

No. It means that the object is going at a constant speed.


What line on a distance-versus-time graph means that the object is at rest?

A straight horizontal one does.


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.


If a car runs out of gas on a flat straight road the car keeps rolling is that inertia or force?

That is inertia. Inertia is the tendency of an object to remain in its state of motion (either at rest or moving in a straight line) unless acted upon by an external force.


What is the first law of mation?

The law of Inertia. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.