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What is the tendency of moving object to continue moving in a straight line?

The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line is known as inertia. According to Newton's first law of motion, an object will remain in its state of motion unless acted upon by an external force.


What happens to a moving object when there are unbalanced forces acting on it and the bigger force is in the opposite direction to the movement?

If there are unbalanced forces acting on an object with the bigger force in the opposite direction to its movement, the object will slow down or decelerate. The net force will oppose the object's motion, causing it to eventually come to a stop or change its direction.


How does inertia affect an object?

Inertia guarantees that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in that same motion, so long as there is no external force acting on that object. Alternately, there could be force acting on it as long as that force adds up to zero.


Why does a moving object tend to stay in motion and a resting object tend to stay at rest?

This is described by Newton's first law of motion: an object will remain in its current state of motion (either at rest or moving at a constant speed) unless acted upon by an external force. In other words, objects have inertia, meaning they resist changes in their motion.


For an object to be in projectile motion what force must be acting on it?

Other than what?A falling object will be attracted by Earth; this will tend to make the object fall faster and faster. Another force is the force of friction which will tend to slow the objec tdown. At terminal velocity - after falling a while - the two forces are in equilibrium.

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What condition will tend to prevent an object from moving?

it is force which can slow down or stop motion


According to Newton's First Law what will an object in straight-line motion tend to do?

It will remain in straight-line motion at constant speed until acted on by anexternal force. Moreover, it'll not only tend to do that ... it'll actually do it.


What does newtons law deal with?

An object in motion will tend to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.


What is the tendency of moving object to continue moving in a straight line?

The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line is known as inertia. According to Newton's first law of motion, an object will remain in its state of motion unless acted upon by an external force.


What happens to a moving object when there are unbalanced forces acting on it and the bigger force is in the opposite direction to the movement?

If there are unbalanced forces acting on an object with the bigger force in the opposite direction to its movement, the object will slow down or decelerate. The net force will oppose the object's motion, causing it to eventually come to a stop or change its direction.


What is a force that slows things down in the air?

Whenever any object moves through air (eg an aeroplane) it observes four forces 1 Drag force 2. lift force 3.weight of object 4.thrust created by the propellers or engine of the object. The drag force is directed opposite to the direction of moment of the object and slows the object down.


How does inertia affect an object?

Inertia guarantees that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in that same motion, so long as there is no external force acting on that object. Alternately, there could be force acting on it as long as that force adds up to zero.


Why does a moving object tend to stay in motion and a resting object tend to stay at rest?

This is described by Newton's first law of motion: an object will remain in its current state of motion (either at rest or moving at a constant speed) unless acted upon by an external force. In other words, objects have inertia, meaning they resist changes in their motion.


For an object to be in projectile motion what force must be acting on it?

Other than what?A falling object will be attracted by Earth; this will tend to make the object fall faster and faster. Another force is the force of friction which will tend to slow the objec tdown. At terminal velocity - after falling a while - the two forces are in equilibrium.


Is it true that the property of inertia states that if an object is at rest it will tend to start moving?

No, the property of inertia states that an object will remain at rest or in motion unless acted upon by an external force. This means that an object at rest will stay at rest unless a force is applied to make it move, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless a force stops it.


Can you explain inertia and how it affects the motion of objects?

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest, and objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force. This means that the more mass an object has, the more inertia it has, and the harder it is to change its motion.


What will an object in straight-line motion tend to do?

An object in motion tends to keep moving in a straight line at a constant speed,unless an external force acts on it to change its direction or speed.